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Principal arrested over bribery charge, remanded (Update)

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6 months ago

November 8, 2024

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The principal of a school in Ragama who was arrested over allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 for a Grade 01 admission, has been remanded.

She was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage today (08), who ordered to remand her until Nov. 22.

(Previous news; 08th November 2024; 01:31pm)

Principal arrested for soliciting bribe

A Principal of a primary school in Ragama has been arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 for school admission.
According to the Bribery Commission, the principal had solicited a bribe from a woman from the Maththumagala area to admit a student into Grade 01 for the academic year 2025.

She was arrested by officials from the Bribery Commission while accepting the bribe at her office inside the school premises.

She is to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, reports say.

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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5 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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5 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.