Rajapaksa is believed to have intended to leave the country before resigning in order to avoid the risk of being arrested because he enjoys immunity from arrest in his capacity as president.
Video footage of the shocking discovery is now being circulated on social media.
The elephant is believed to have strayed from the Dalma wildlife sanctuary, which is about 160 miles from Mayurbhanj in the adjoining state of Bihar, according to authorities.
The holidaymaker is said to have been raped near the popular tourist spot of Arambol Beach in Southern India.
The two last played at a Grand Slam in the third round of the Australian Open in 2017.
Goldy Brar, who hails from Punjab but currently lives in Canada, has claimed responsibility for the murder of Indian rapper Sidhu Moosewala.
According to a report in Iran International, an opposition media outlet, Khodayari "was the mastermind" behind a 2012 car bombing that targeted an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi.
The World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft placed IAF above the People's Liberation Army Air Force on the basis of modernization, attack and defense capabilities.
Athokorala fled the scene after shooting the two men and took refuge in a nearby place before shooting himself dead with his own revolver.
The parents filed a complaint after the deceased infant's mother saw the baby alive after the delivery.
A chilling surveillance TV footage has emerged that shows a white van moving slowly on a road on the premise of the University of Karachi when a powerful bomb rips through it.
Will Smith is making his first public appearance after he slapped Chris Rock on the Oscar stage last month.
The British High Commission has released a statement that details the plans to supply next generation weapons to India.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar visited Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and the Indian External Affairs Ministry strongly condemned her visit
Bengal Monitor Lizard gang-raped in India's Maharashtra.
