The 65-year-old passenger arrested on charges of attempting to sexually assault a female air hostess onboard a SriLankan flight is to be produced before court, Police said.
Police said the Swedish national suspect’s passport has been seized upon arrest. He has been presented to the Judicial Medical Officer of the Negombo Hospital.
According to reports the suspect was travelling from Mumbai, India on March 11, onboard UL 14 flight landing at the Katunayake Airport early this morning where he was arrested.
The suspect who had been heavily intoxicated at the time is accused of behaving in a manner that caused inconvenience to other passengers, while he had also allegedly attempted to sexually assault a female air hostess.
The suspect is to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court, while Airport Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)
