Four suspects including two Police Sergeants who were arrested in connection with the killing of a pregnant deer within the Heenugala Reserve at Makulugaswewa, Galewela, have been remanded until August 1.
Dambulla Acting Magistrate Dulanjali Sithumini issued this order after the suspects were produced before the court yesterday (26).
However, the police informed the Acting Magistrate that steps had been taken to admit one of the suspects to the Dambulla Base Hospital due to his health.
The Dambulla Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) had also taken steps to present three firearms allegedly used to kill the pregnant doe to the court.
The two civilians have been charged with killing a deer and possession of firearms, while the two police officers have been charged with aiding and abetting the killing of the pregnant deer within a forest reserve.
