Independent probe into tusker Kawanthissa’s death
An independent investigation will be conducted into the death of iconic tusker Kawanthissa to determine whether any errors occurred during its treatment or whether the elephant was deliberately harmed, Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi said.
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Daily MirrorEN
Environment Ministry seeks CID probe into Kawanthissa’s death, suspected elephant killingsTamilmirrorTA
காவந்திஸ்ஸ மரணம்: நிபுணர்களின் விசாரணைக்கு சஜித் வலியுறுத்தல்Hiru News (සිංහල)SI
කාවන්තිස්ස ඇතාගේ මරණය ගැන ස්වාධීන පරීක්ෂණයක් – පරිසර ඇමති කියයිAda DeranaEN
Independent investigation to be conducted into tusker Kawanthissa’s death – Minister
Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Daily Mirror · CA orders state authorities to prevent elephant deaths caused by train-elephant collisions
- Daily Mirror · Wildlife offices on alert over tusker Kavantissa
- Rupavahini News · කාවන්තිස්ස ඇතු නිරීක්ෂණයට පරිසර ඇමති එක්වෙයි
- Newswire · Expert team to investigate death of iconic tusker Kavantissa