Three arrested for allegedly burning wild elephant in Sri Lanka

Three men have been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly burning a wild elephant in the northern part of the country. The male elephant, which eventually died from its injuries, had been treated by veterinarians for burns and a gunshot wound. This incident has sparked outrage and calls for justice on social media, with a petition demanding prosecution of the perpetrators gathering over 400 signatures. Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka, where killing one is a serious offense punishable by law, and human-elephant encounters have led to numerous deaths on both sides.