Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihal sentenced a mobile inspection officer of the National Transport Commission to four years rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 to refrain from taking legal action against carrying passengers in excess of bus seating capacity.

In addition to the prison sentence, court ordered to impose a fine of Rs. 40,000 on the accused.

The sentence was handed down to mobile inspection officer Kotupitiya Arachchilage Ranjith Kotupitiya.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption filed this case before the Colombo High Court.

The Bribery Commission filed this case on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 while serving as a mobile ...