A sub-inspector attached to Kalmunai police station who was arrested on charges of soliciting a sexual bribe has been remanded until December 19, on the orders of the Colombo Chief Magistrate.The officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) had taken the suspect into custody on Nov.22 at a hotel in Kalmunai.The officer in question is accused of soliciting sexual bribery from a female accused in a lawsuit, in exchange for submitting a report to the court in her favour.

He had also promised to make necessary arrangements to relax a court order directing her to report once a week to the police station, to once a month.The arrest was made based on a complaint filed by the woman in question.