Two individuals believed to be connected to the savage killing of a rare Leopard in Ambalakulam, Kilinochchi was arrested by the Police last night. Three Police teams were deployed in the area following the brutal killing which was caught on tape and distributed widely on social media. Court eventually ordered the arrest of these suspects asking the Police to identify them through the video footage.
One arrested suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Nadarasa Mohana Rasa, a resident of Ambalakulam while the other is said to be 39-year old Nadaraja Sukumal of Udayanagar.
The villagers had obstructed the officials of the Department of Wildlife from capturing the Leopard and instead chose to form a mob to capture it themselves and kill it in a brutal manner.
This type of Leopard is considered to be highly endangered and therefore a severely protected species in Sri Lanka.
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