Sri Lanka, May 13 -- A sanitation worker attached to the Provincial Revenue Department District Office in Polonnaruwa was arrested today (13) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 35,000 to help obtain a land valuation report prepared at a reduced value.

The arrest was made during a raid carried out today (13) at around 9.27 a.m. following a complaint lodged by a resident of Polonnaruwa.

According to the CIABOC, the suspect had allegedly promised to understate the value of a land during the preparation of a deed to transfer a government-owned property belonging to the complainant's cousin into the complainant's name.

The suspect had initially de...