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47-year-old suspected of killing wild elephant arrested in Nikaweratiya

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A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a wild elephant and burning its remains in a pit, according to the Nikaweratiya Wildlife Office. 

The arrest follows an investigation initiated after wildlife officers received information that parts of a dead wild elephant had been burned and buried on private land in the Kotuattawala area of Nikaweratiya.

Wildlife officials believe the elephant may have died a few days ago after becoming entangled in an electric wire set up for pigs. 

The owner of the land was apprehended in the Kurunegala area and is expected to be presented before the Nikaweratiya Magistrate’s Court. 

Charges under the Animal and Flora Protection Act, including killing an elephant using traps and concealing the crime, will be brought against the suspect.

The investigation revealed that the elephant, which was 7–8 feet tall, had been dismembered with an electric saw before its remains were buried. 

The body parts were recovered on August 30 with the assistance of a backhoe, and under the supervision of wildlife veterinarian Isuru Hewakotta, the remains were exhumed and then reburied.

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Assets of 02 police officers to be probed

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Assets of two prominent police officers are to be probed after authorities received a number of complaints, highly placed sources in the government say.

One officer in question is a DIG while the other is a SSP, reports add.

The Police Illegal Assets And Property Investigation Division are conducting further investigations.

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AG seeks CID probe into social media smear campaign against his staff

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened a probe following a complaint by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe that his staff have been unduly targeted by false allegations on social media.

The AG’s instruction to the CID came after several of his staff complained to him over the allegation on social media.

Particularly targeted are senior AG’s Department officials awaiting promotions, sources said.

In one of the posts, a senior officer was accused of being supportive of granting bail to Thamil Makkal Viduthal Puligal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillaiyan, when his fundamental rights application over his arrest was taken up. During the hearing of the FR case, the matter of bail was not even considered, the sources said.

Another allegation was that in a case related to the suspended Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon, the AG prevented a senior officer from representing the department and instead sent a junior officer. However, on the particular day, the senior officer was indisposed, the sources said.

These allegations surface as the AG’s Department has filed more than 600 new indictments in High Courts so far this year, while the Bribery Commission has also referred several bribery and corruption cases to the AG for prosecution.

(sundaytimes.lk)
(This story, originally published by sundaytimes.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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19-yr. old dies after falling from elevator

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A 19-year-old youth has died after falling from a service elevator at a hotel in the Pannai area, in the Jaffna Police Division.

According to the police, the incident had occurred last night (June 21) and the deceased has been identified as a resident of Nirveli, Jaffna.

According to investigations, the youth was employed at the hotel and had been using the service elevator -intended for transporting goods.

Further investigations are underway.

This incident follows a similar case recently reported from a hotel in Moratuwa last week.

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