A group of environmental activists has filed a fundamental rights petition with the Supreme Court, requesting legal action against the 67-year-old train driver involved in the incident where seven elephants were killed by the Meenagaya train in the Habarana area last February. The petitioners have urged that the General Manager of Railways and other authorities be ordered to take disciplinary measures, pointing out that no disciplinary action has yet been taken against the train driver involved in the incident, and that he continues to remain in service. The petition calls for a formal investigation into the elephant deaths caused by…
Activists petition SC over elephant deaths in Meenagaya train collission
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