Heads of Lion, Jaguar & Cheetah missing from the Zoo

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Three heads of a Lion, Jaguar and a Cheetah were reported missing from a deep freezer at the national zoological gardens in Dehiwala, the Police said.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror Director of the National Zoological Gardens Bashwara Gunaratna confirmed that three skulls were reported missing from the Animal Hospital in the Zoo. “ I received a tip about this incident from an employee of the zoo, we acted on it immediately and took all necessary action. The Ministry also set up a different unit to look into the matter together with all other stake holders” he said.

Gunarathna further went onto state that due to the swift action taken by authorities’ one suspect has been arrested in this regard. “ One employee of the zoo was arrested today, we want to investigate into the matter further to ascertain for how long this has been taking place and to recover all stolen items” he said. ( Hafeel Farisz)

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Comments - 22

peter Saturday, 09 June 2012 06:05 PM

May be went to pooja's of the leaders

Hasthi Monday, 11 June 2012 09:04 AM

Some one stole the calendar. So he lost track of the weeks.

achtung Monday, 11 June 2012 08:47 AM

the heads were taken to make "African Head Soup" :P

Dummy Monday, 11 June 2012 08:22 AM

Not only the heads of the poor annimals missing but very soon most of srilanks heads will go off because off the living hardships of the people

Dilshan Silva Monday, 11 June 2012 03:51 AM

You are on the money. The arrested two were the top two people at the Zoo.

Noor Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:58 AM

You Mean... probably politician/s? possible isn't it.

Minister Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:55 AM

One of the top cops recently said recently that he would apprehend the thieves of the museum in two weeks.I wonder whether he has been able to bring them to books as he bragged over media!

Dammika Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:06 AM

This show how discipline people of this country including Govt and Opp. Every day some kind of a news murdering someone, robing, kidnapping, frauds and many more wrong doings. Is this the Development of this country Govt is boasting about. Development is not beautifying Colombo, building or renovating roads and build new buildings .... People of this country should decide wisely before its too late

zafar mustafa siddiq Sunday, 10 June 2012 06:26 AM

These kept in freezer mean taxidermist department to take action and should stuff all three in freezer skin would be distort ,must be take action to avoid such disaster..

Subbiah Sunday, 10 June 2012 05:04 AM

Museum, zoo, what next ? cemeteries?

kapa Saturday, 09 June 2012 06:19 PM

they must be already preserved, stuffed and display on a wall of a powerful person.

Wicks Saturday, 09 June 2012 12:41 PM

Even the dead are not safe in this country.
The miracle of Asia.

Union Saturday, 09 June 2012 04:36 PM

Taken away by pesident to cover his face during overseas visits.

ibnuaboo Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:16 PM

BECAUSE OF THIS CARELESS SECURITY SYSTEM OF THE ZOO LIVING LION ,JAGUA AND OTHER LIVING ANIMALS COULD BE MISSING

Ranjit Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:56 PM

This is not the first time. Most of the employees at the zoo are rouges. They will do anything to make few bucks. They are not sympathetic for the caged animals. It is high time that the government place these two-legged economic animals in the cage and release the innocent animals to the wilderness.

hush Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:58 PM

suspects are taken in for questioning only... will we ever see convictions??

joker Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:58 PM

Scapegoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lionsz Headsz Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:48 PM

There must be a hidden hand behind this.

BALU Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:38 PM

NOW THE ZOO
BROKE INTO MUSEUMS
WHAT A GOVERNMENT

TREAUSURE HUNTING
NEXT IT WILL BE BANKS

Fazli Saturday, 09 June 2012 02:21 PM

Any connection with Museum Robbery earlier ?
Worth investigating ! Also find out if we are gradually
becomming carniverous .

rumi Saturday, 09 June 2012 01:54 PM

even dead animals are not spared in mother Lanka.

Shiva Saturday, 09 June 2012 12:54 PM

now hunting in zoo..!! what a shame..!
suba anagathayak..!

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