A 65-year-old passenger has been arrested on charges of having allegedly harassed passengers and attempted to sexually harass female air hostesses on a flight bound for Sri Lanka from India.
According to reports, the suspect who is a dual citizen of Sri Lanka and Sweden, had travelled from Mumbai, India, landing at the Katunayake Airport early this morning.
The man who was found to be highly intoxicated was arrested by the Police at the Katunayake Airport upon his landing.
The suspect is accused of behaving in a manner that caused inconvenience to other passengers, while he had also allegedly attempted to sexually assault two female air hostesses.
After flight security officers had restrained the man and the pilot had been informed in this regard, the Airport Police arrested the suspect upon his arrival in Sri Lanka.
A medical examination had confirmed that the man was intoxicated. He is to be produced in court today. (Newswire)