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Sri Lankan Court Hands 15-Year Jail Term, Heavy Fine for Illegal Elephant Possession

Colombo High Court sentences man to 15 years imprisonment and fines him 20.6 million rupees for illegal elephant possession in Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO, Sept 19: A Sri Lankan man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 20.6 million Sri Lankan rupees (approx. INR 6 million) by the Colombo High Court for the illegal possession of an elephant.

The three-judge bench delivered the verdict on Friday, also ordering that the elephant be placed under government custody.

The case dates back to 2015, when Samarappulige Niraj Roshan, also known as Ali Roshan, was accused of illegally keeping five elephants and tried under the Public Properties Act.

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