Four individuals, including the driver of a private tourist vehicle, were arrested by wildlife officers inside Yala National Park for illegal conduct following a collision with a safari jeep on Friday (12).
According to the Department of Wildlife Conservation, the group, who had been staying at the Lower Hentota Tourist Bungalow inside the national park, were taken into custody yesterday (14).
Their vehicle had collided with a safari jeep near Yala junction, after which the driver and passengers allegedly got down inside the park and attempted to engage in a confrontation, an act prohibited within the protected area.
The department said that the suspects are scheduled to be produced before the Tissamaharama Magistrate’s Court today (15). (Newswire)
