A Sri Lankan Businessman has been arrested on allegations of having sexually molested a female employee of his company at a five-star hotel in Colombo, it was reported.
According to Lankadeepa, the businessman, who is the owner of a European student visa processing company, was arrested by officers of the Police Children & Women Bureau yesterday (July 17).
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the victim was instructed by the businessman to attend a meeting organized at the five-star hotel.
Upon her arrival at the hotel, the man is said to have attempted to sexually molest her inside the reserved meeting room.
The victim had filed a complaint at the Police Children & Women Bureau against the businessman, after which he was apprehended on suspicion.
The Police stated that the man had claimed that the victim had visited him willingly.
The victim has been hospitalized to undergo a medical examination. The Police Children & Women Bureau is conducting investigations. (NewsWire)