Those who got the elephants back

The names of the 13 people to whom the elephants were returned this week:

Dishan Wickremaratna Gunasekara – Matara (Kataragama temple)

Suneth Chathuranga Weerasinghe – Alawwa S.N. Roshan – Pannipitiya

W.P.H. Deepthi Kumara – Biyagama

I.B. Kamal Kithsiri – Kottawa

W.M.B. Samantha Udaya Wijemanna – Amithirigala Buddhika Deshapriya Mirihella – Hingula

Ajith Siri Kumara Gallage – Hokandara Hasanthi Champika Samarasekara Karunaratna – Opatha, Ganegoda

Bharatha Deshapriya Amaratunga - Meegoda

The Chief Monk of the Sri Sambodhi Viharaya has claimed the ownership of two elephants, the permits for which were under the name of previous incumbent, the late Ven Dharanagama Kusala Dhamma Thera.