(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Permanent High Court-at-Bar granted bail to seven defendants including notorious elephant racketeer Niraj Roshan alias ‘Ali Roshan’ on Friday (26).
The defendants also include a former Deputy Director of the Wildlife Department Upali Padmasiri and the Officer-in-Charge of Registering Elephants at the Wildlife Department Priyangika Sanjeewani.
Roshan was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at his residence in Gemunu Mawatha, Pelenwatte Road, Pannipitiya.
The suspect is notorious for capturing elephant calves from jungles and selling them to various persons.
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