A 57-year-old man was released on bail after being produced before the Mahiyanganaya Magistrate’s Court today (November 9) for allegedly killing a wild elephant using an illegal electric fence around his property.
The incident occurred in the Banagama area of Kudawila, Rathkida, which falls under the Eastern Wildlife Zone, where the wild elephant died after coming into contact with an illegally powered wire fence surrounding the suspect’s garden. Wildlife officers, led by R.G.L.P.K. Ranatunga of the Ulhitiya Range Forest Office, arrested the suspect following the incident.
The Mahiyanganaya Magistrate released the suspect under bail conditions and two personal bails of Rs. 500,000 each. The case is scheduled to be called again on December 3. (Newswire)