Sri Lankan court remands villagers in custody over beating to death of leopard
A Sri Lankan court on Sunday ordered two suspects to be remanded in custody after their arrest over the beating to death of a leopard – animals which are endangered in the country.
The leopard that was killed is said by villagers to have injured at least 10 people on Thursday as it hunted cattle and goats, and had eluded capture by officials.
The police are continuing an operation to arrest all those responsible.
“The Kilinochchi magistrate remanded the two suspects until June 29 after they were produced before the magistrate on Sunday,” police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara told Reuters.
Gunasekara said the police had arrested one suspect late on Saturday and another surrendered to them on Sunday morning.
Local television has shown irate villagers attacking a leopard in northern Kilinochchi district.
(Reuters)
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have our innocent villagers have no right of self defense against animals . In England when there was a injury to a zoo visitor although the visitor recovered the animal was put to death has he was dangerous to humans what is our our International Human rights commissioner doing