SLTB driver, conductor arrested for transporting dead Junglefowl

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By Hiran Priyankara

Mullaitivu, June 17 (Daily Mirror) - A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) driver and conductor were arrested for secretly carrying a dead Junglefowl that the bus had knocked down, police said.

They stated the Colombo bound bus from Mullaitivu was passing through Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary when it hit the bird.

Wildlife conservators from Karuwalagaswewa, travelling through the sanctuary on another assignment, noticed the conductor and driver placing the bird into the bus. They searched the bus at the Saliyapura checkpost and found the dead bird hidden under the driver’s seat.

The conductor and driver were released on police bail of Rs. 100,000 each, pending legal action for killing a Junglefowl and secretly transporting the carcass.

Karuwalagaswewa Range Wildlife Conservator D. Ramasinghe noted that the Junglefowl is the national bird of Sri Lanka.

Comments - 11

Veryserious crime! Monday, 17 June 2024 05:55 PM

What is the charge? Transporting a dead jungle fowl? or knock down a jungle fowl that did not follow road signs? They did not leave the dead jungle fowl at the spot it was knock down?

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Patcitz Monday, 17 June 2024 10:00 PM

You fools, many people are being killed on daily baisis intriguing politically motivated that is not being cared by law enforcing officers, but these two innocent Driver

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Edward Monday, 17 June 2024 11:11 PM

What madness ! How many birds and animals vehicles have killed.The jungle fowl should be charged for crossing the road when the bus was plying. Sri Lanka is becoming the butt of a joking country. I have hit even a deer which crossed my car and damaged my car. I had a good venison meat for a while sometime ago.

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Sena Tuesday, 18 June 2024 07:39 AM

@Edward, just reading your comment it appears you are the butt of all jokes!

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Gangasutan Tuesday, 18 June 2024 12:12 AM

Something not done intentionally. Why make it an issue and harass the bus crew or waste the court's time?

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Lal.Fernando. Tuesday, 18 June 2024 02:14 AM

Idiots what can the poor drier and the conductor could do by hitting a jungle fowl. Animal is dead, so what is the issue them taking the dead body. They did not kill the animal intentionally.

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Ram Tuesday, 18 June 2024 05:23 AM

Wild life Conservators missed the Jungle fowl flesh and had the driver and conductor arrested. This is harassment.

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Manjula Pathiranage Tuesday, 18 June 2024 08:03 AM

This is the biggest crime happened in recent time. Hats off to the SL Police.

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Sri Wickrema Tuesday, 18 June 2024 08:20 AM

What a farce. Jokers are galore.

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S.K Kumara Tuesday, 18 June 2024 08:42 AM

This is great work done by the DWLC officers. They have done exactly what is right and enforced the laws and punished the offenders. Just for the reasons being born as animals people do not have the right to drive over them or consume them. It is quite obvious that these two individuals were taking the dead jungle fowl to put on their dinner table with a bottle of booze.

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DD Tuesday, 18 June 2024 09:32 AM

Really? Is this the joke of the day? What do you expect him to do? While the passengers stay on board, should he hold a funeral for the wild bird? There's no case here. Let the driver off the hook. In this economy, let's at least let him enjoy a free meal for his family.

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