Ex-motor traffic deputy commissioner arrested over illegal number plate case
A former Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Motor Traffic was arrested today (April 28) over a corruption case involving number plates issued for an unregistered vehicle.
The arrested woman has been identified as Rajapaksage Gayani Kaushalya Wijesinghe, who is currently serving as a Commissioner at the Department of Probation and Child Care Services in Battaramulla.
Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested her at around 9:20 AM today (April 28).
According to CIABOC, the arrest was made over the offence of corruption linked to the issuing of number plates for a vehicle that did not have a legal original registration.
The suspect is due to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
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