Wildlife officer mistakenly shoots Mahiyangana Perahera elephant

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Viharaya.The incident has taken place at around 3:30 a.m
today (Sept
30).Following the procession, the female elephant had been on chains on the banks of the Mahaweli River
surgeon of the Wildlife Conservation Department.In a statement issued in this regard, Director General of the Wildlife Conservation
Department, M.G.C
off the wild elephants in the vicinity.According to reports, the wildlife officer in question has been placed under arrest by the
Mahiyanganaya Police after being notified by the Basnayake Nilame of Sri Sumana Saman Dewalaya.