The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar has sentenced Samarappulige Niraj Roshan, popularly known as “Ali Roshan,” to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty on two counts of illegally keeping an elephant without a valid license.
In addition to the prison term, the accused was fined Rs. 2.06 million, and the court also ordered that the elephant in question be confiscated by the state.
The verdict was delivered by the three-judge bench comprising Justices
