AG indicts former magistrate Thilina Gamage

By Shehan Chamika Silva  

The Attorney General has indicted former magistrate Thilina Gamage and three others in the High Court on charges of rearing an elephant without a valid license in contravention of the Public Property and Fauna and Flora Act.  

The other suspects are: M.B.C.B. Yatawara, H. Priyanka Sanjeewani and P.F. Upali Padmasiri.  

The former magistrate is alleged to have reared an elephant without a valid license and conspired with the other suspects to obtain a forged license from the Wild Life Department. The prosecution said the registration of the elephant was allegedly obtained after capturing its capture.  

The elephant is valued at Rs.6.9 million.