காவன்திஸ்ஸ யானை விவகாரம்: கைது செய்யப்பட்ட சந்தேகநபரிடமிருந்து 2 துப்பாக்கிகள் பறிமுதல்!
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Ada Derana, Daily Mirror, Tamilmirror and Newswire report that five more people were arrested in connection with the shooting death of the elephant Kavantissa, also spelled Kawanthissa or Kawantissa. The supplied reports do not state when or where those five were taken into custody.
Lankadeepa reports that six suspects, including a skills development officer at the Ehetuwewa Divisional Secretariat, were arrested with two firearms and 24 rounds of ammunition. Rupavahini News separately reports that a suspect was arrested but provides no further detail in its headline.
Ada Derana reports that two suspects in the shooting case were remanded. Hiru News reports that police are investigating whether additional suspects are linked to the elephant’s death. The reports do not explain how the two people Ada Derana reports as remanded relate to the groups of five or six people reported arrested by the other outlets.
Newswire reports that relatives of suspects allege police framed innocent men. The supplied report does not include a response from police.
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