A news is reported that a 54-year-old resident of Kiralpatiya – Ranjith Bandara, a resident of Mahavilacchiya, was killed by a wild elephant.
The deceased man was running a cattle shed and when he went to the forest to cut wood to start a fire to prevent wild elephants from coming, he was attacked by this wild elephant in the Suriyadamana area of Mahavilacchi. Local residents say that this is the second person who died after being attacked by a wild elephant. declares Local residents allege that these incidents are due to the negligence of wildlife officials.