A Sri Lankan army official, who was caught along side his colleague flashing their genitals at two Tamil schoolgirls in Mullaitivu, was granted bail on Thursday.
The fellow army official was remanded in custody until October 2.
The pair, both from 59th Division were brought before Mullaitivu court on Thursday.
They had been apprehended by locals who had witnessed the incident at the Karaichchi residential area of Mullaitivu.
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