A 25-year-old Buddhist monk was killed after an elephant which ran amok during a perahera in Katana on Sunday night attacked him, Police said.
The Buddhist monk who was admitted to the Negombo hospital with serious injuries died yesterday morning.
The monk, Ven. Kulasendawe Rahula Thera from the Sri Wardhanaramaya Viharaya in Katana is a graduate of the Kelaniya University.
He had been teaching at a Pirivena school in Eppawala, Anuradhapura. The incident had taken place during the annual Mihindu Maha Perehera organised by the Sri Wardhanaramaya Viharaya. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.