Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Former National Youth Services Council (NYSC) Chairman Lalith Piyum Perera was arrested yesterday (28) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). He has been arrested in connection with allegations of causing a loss of Rs.5.1 million to the government.

Perera was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court and granted bail with a foreign travel ban yesterday.Read Travel Guides

Perera has been charged with allegations that during his tenure, he has facilitated the acquisition of a property comprising land and a building which is situated in the Samapura area in Ampara, by drafting sub-lease agreements that falsely represented the premises as government land, thereby secu...