Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- A timekeeping officer attached to the Gampaha Regional Office of the Road Passenger Transport Authority has been arrested over allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 100.

The suspect was arrested yesterday (20) at around 12.25 p.m. by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) inside his office booth at the Raddolugama bus stand.

He is accused of soliciting and accepting the payment from an employee of a bus operating on Route No. 188 between Raddolugama and Colombo.

The alleged bribe was sought in exchange for allowing the bus to begin its scheduled journey later than the stipulated time and under favourable conditions.

The suspect is due to be produce...