The Attorney General had instructed the Director General of Wildlife Conservation to prosecute a suspect under the Public Property Act over the electrocution of the tusker Deega Danthu I in 2024 , the Kekirawa Magistrate’s Court was informed.
The suspect was identified as the manager of the Kekirawa branch of a private insurance company.
Galkiriyagama Wildlife Office Site Protector Prashantha Wijekoon informed the court of the Attorney General’s instructions when the case was recalled before Kekirawa Magistrate Udari Gunasekara.
The tusker had roamed the Kala Wewa–Kahalla Pallekele Sanctuary before it was killed by electrocution.
Following the Attorney General’s instructions, the Magistrate ordered Wijekoon to hand over the case file to the Galkiriyagama Police for further legal action.
Wijekoon subsequently handed the file over to the police.
