Based on a complaint made by a resident of Ragama, Investigation Officers of the Commission arrested a Technical Officer (TO) attached to the Welisara Sub-Office of the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha at approximately 3.50 p.m. on January 7, 2026, on allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from the complainant. The suspected TO has pointed out the shortcomings in the building plan submitted by the complainant, and has solicited the said amount to approve the plan, disregarding those shortcomings.