Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- An Additional General Manager of the National Water Supply Board (NWSDB), Dharshana Medawatte and another individual who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on bribery charges have been remanded.

The duo was remanded until February 20, said the Ada Derana reporter.

The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering submissions made by officials of the Bribery Commission and the suspects' lawyers.

The suspects were taken into custody over allegations that they conspired to commit a corruption offense by arranging the lease of a SUV, despite the NWSDB Chairman already having two official vehicles. It is alleged that this ac...