Sri Lanka, Nov. 8 -- The Ududumbara Police Station conducted an investigation into a circulating social media video showing a student throwing stones at a wild elephant roaming the Yahangala Reserve, following a report received via the 119 police emergency hotline.

Pursuant to the investigation, seven underage suspects were arrested on the evening of 6th November for illegally entering the Yahangala Reserve and committing an act of animal cruelty.

The arrested individuals are school students aged 15, 16, and 17, all residing and studying in the local area.

The Ududumbara Police subsequently summoned the parents of the suspects to the police station, briefed them on the offence, issued strict warnings, and released the youths.

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