Teacher nabbed while taking bribe

Ranil Wijayapala

PERADENIYA: A teacher attached to the Sarasavi Uyana Maha Vidyalaya, Peradeniya was arrested yesterday by the investigation officers of the Bribery Commission while she was accepting Rs.35,000 from a parent to facilitate the admission of a student to grade one.

Director Investigation of the Bribery Commission, SSP Neville Guruge told the Daily News yesterday that the teacher had initially solicited Rs.45,000 from the parents if their child was to be admitted to the school.

According to SSP Guruge, the female teacher had also been a member of the interview board of the grade one admission.

"The parents had sought her assistance to get their child admitted to the school as their child had not been selected by the interview board despite fulfilling all requirements", SSP Guruge added.

The parents had lodged a formal complaint at the Bribery Commission after the teacher solicited Rs.45,000 from them to facilitate the admission of their child to the school. "Our investigation officers arrested the teacher as she was accepting the money from the parents at the school gate on Tuesday morning", he added.

The teacher was due to be produced before Kandy Magistrate yesterday afternoon. SSP Guruge said the Bribery Commission is prepared to investigate into such complaints and arrest such officials seeking bribes to facilitate grade one admissions.He said the parents can inform him about officials seeking bribes from parents by contacting him on Tel.No. 0112586841.