UPDATE (2.26 pm) - The two suspects arrested over killing the leopard have been remanded till 29th June by the order of the Kilinochchi Magistrate.
The court has ordered the police to arrest the other suspects as well.
Two suspects among the mob that brutally killed the leopard at Kilinochchi have been arrested, stated the Police Spokesperson.
The 2 suspects are residents of Kilinochchi, according to the Police.
One suspect has been arrested last night (23) at Ambalakulam area and the other had surrendered to the police station this morning (24).
The arrested suspects are a 42-year-old man from Ambalakulam and a 39 year old resident of the Udyagan area in west Kilinochchi.
The suspects will produced at the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court.
A group of villagers had captured and killed a leopard after it had reportedly attacked and injured around 10 people in, Kilinochchi on the 21st June.
Assistant director of wildlife in the Kilinochchi region, D.U. Saranga, says that there is a dense forest area located around 4 kilometers away from the village of Ambalakulam and that the leopard had come to prey on animals such dogs and chickens living near houses.
Investigations are currently underway to arrest the individuals who killed the leopard.
