The probe on the Yala-off track drive incident has been widened with efforts to identify more persons involved in the violation.
Wildlife officials said among those who had been identified was a close relative Wildlife Minister Mahinda Amaraweera .
He was arrested and produced before the Thissamaharama Magsitrate.
The Suspect Identified as Amaraweera Vidana Kankanamge Dulitha Nuwan Amararaweera (29) son of Minister Amaraweera’s brother. The suspect was released on two surety bails of Rs 500,000 each.
Suspect was arrested for being a party to violating the wildlife park laws. He was identified from the CCTV footage at the Yala park entrance. The video footage was taken when the suspect had gotten into one of the vehicles involved in the incident.
Wildlife officials said they were awaiting details from the Motor Traffic Department as well to identify few more owners linked to the incident.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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