Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Former Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Renuka Perera has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).



The CIABOC stated that Perera was arrested in connection with allegations of unlawful issuance of route permits for buses, during his tenure as NTC Chairman.



He was arrested over allegations of causing a loss to the government and providing an unlawful benefit to an external party.



He was arrested at around 9:55 a.m. today (17) over allegations that he issued 56 passenger transport service permits for buses to operate on the Southern Expressway outside the legally prescribed procedures and without collecting the annual fees in a single...