An army corporal was taken into custody on suspicion of sexually harassing a young Turkish woman who was travelling in a bus to Dambulla.
The suspect is a resident of the Melpitiya area in Matale.
Investigations revealed that a group of three young Turkish women and a young Pakistani man were on their way from Kandy to Dambulla by bus when the suspect caressed the body of one of the women who was sitting next to him.
The young Pakistani man with the help of the conductor and the passengers apprehended and handed over the suspect to the Dambulla police.
The suspect is to be produced before the Dambulla magistrate today.