The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested Dr. Nayanajith Hemantha Ranasinghe, the Acting Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), over a bribery allegation dating back to 2024.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested Dr. Nayanajith Hemantha Ranasinghe, the Acting Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), over a bribery allegation dating back to 2024.
Dr. Ranasinghe, who previously served as the Deputy Director of Prison Health Services, is accused of demanding a bribe of Rs. 1.5 million in connection with the treatment of an inmate admitted to the Welikada Prison Hospital.
According to the Bribery Commission, after the prisoner received inpatient care at the facility, Dr. Ranasinghe allegedly demanded Rs. 1.5 million to allow the patient to continue receiving treatment, and had accepted Rs. 300,000 as part of the bribe.
He was arrested this morning at his residence in Pitakotte by CIABOC officials.
He is expected to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
