Two suspects involved in the brutal killing of a leopard in Kilinochchi have been arrested.

The two men were produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrates’ Court and remanded until June 29.

The Kilinochchi Magistrate also ordered the arrest of others involved in the killing.

A mob of villagers in Kilinochchi captured and beat to death a leopard that had been terrorizing the village for a long period.

Video and images of the animal being paraded by jubilant villagers were shared on social media, earning the condemnation of wildlife enthusiasts and animal lovers.