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)

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A 60-year-old dual citizen of Sri Lanka and Canada was apprehended at the Katunayake Airport (BIA) yesterday for having stolen a handbag, containing money and mobile phones, belonging to a fellow passenger.

It is reported that the woman’s handbag was reported missing shortly after the aircraft from the United Kingdom had landed in Sri Lanka. The missing handbag contained £ 2,700, two new iPhones, and two new Samsung phones.

Noticing the missing handbag, the woman had alerted the airline staff who had conducted a search operation of the aircraft, and as the handbag was not found the airport authorities were informed.

Investigators from SriLankan Airlines, along with BIA Police officers, conducted a search of the passengers and their luggage, eventually finding the handbag in the possession of the 60-year-old man.

The man, an accountant residing in Canada and originally from Jaffna, was found to have used part of the stolen cash to purchase six bottles of whiskey and three bottles of perfume on the plane, while the remaining cash, along with the mobile phones, were found inside the handbag.

The suspect was handed over to the BIA Police by SriLankan Airlines investigators, while both the suspect and stolen items are to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court. (Newswire)

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