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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Kithuluthuwa Villagers Staged A Protest Campaign By Demanding To Protect Them From Wild Elephant Threats

Around 300 residents of Kithuluthuwa village in

Habarana area ,Polonnaruwa had staged a protest campaign by blocking the Trincomalee-Colombo main road yesterday (26)demanding the authorities to protect their lives and village from wild elephants who are entering their village so often .

The Villagers have stated that the Wild Elephants are entering their village so often and destroy their crops and houses and due to this lost human lives also.As the authorities have turned a blind eye over the issue Villagers have demanded to protect them and the villagers from Wild Elephant threats.

Due to the Protest the transport activities have been disrupted in the Trincomalee-Colombo road and after the appeal of Habarana Police,the protesters staged their protest in a side of the road it has been reported.

A Person Was Arrested With 16 Kilo Grammes Of Wallapatts

A Police Team attached to a Polgahawela Police Station

have arrested a person with a stock of "Wallapatta" known as " Gyrinops Walla" which use to manufacture , an expensive perfumes weighing 16 Kilo Grammes in his possession at Kendahena forest reserve in Polgahawela area.

The suspect who is a resident of Kendahena in Matikumbura area is due to be produced before the Polgahawela Magistrate Court.

Nine Suspects Arrested And Remanded Over The Killing Of Tusker "Dalaputtuwa" Were Further Remanded

The nine suspects arrested and remanded over the

killing of Galgamuwe "Dala Puttuwa" tusker had been further remanded until 09th of January next year by the Mahawa Additional Magistrate this morning (26).

Three rural development officers (Grama Seva Niladari)and a police Constabal are among the suspects that were further remanded over the killing of Dala Puttuwa.

Mahawa Additional Magistrate Rasika Mallawaarachchi had instructed the officials to send a fire arm believed to be used to kill Dala Puttuwa to Government analyst on further investigations.

Meanwhile the body parts of the Dala Puttuwa have
Been ordered to send to the Gene Tech institute for a "DNA "test by the Additional Magistrate.