An individual who is said to have robbed the possessions of three French nationals – two women and a man – on tour of the city of Anuradhapura has been arrested.

Police stated that the man was arrested while he had been fleeing along with the foreigners’ possessions. Police said that the suspect had also attempted to sexually molest one of the French women. The suspect is a thirty-year-old resident of the Mihidupura area in Anuradhapura.

He is to be produced before courts on Wednesday.

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