Rhino poacher sent to jail

CHITWAN, June 28: A person convicted of killing four rhinos in Chitwan National Park has been sent to jail. He is Rajman Thapa Magar alias Rajman Magar. Magar was imprisoned on Sunday after being convicted of the death of four rhinos due to poaching in the CNP in fiscal year 2020/21. The 30-year-old Magar from Gaindakot Municipality-3 of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) has been sent to jail, CNP Information Officer, Lokendra Adhikari, said. Magar was arrested with the help of local conservationists.  He was presented before the Nawalpur District Court and the court ordered him to be sent to jail.  Adhikari said legal action has been taken against 27 persons including Thapa this year on the charge of rhino poaching.  

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CBI arrests one in Rhino Poaching Case

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CBI arrests one in Rhino Poaching Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested an absconding accused in a Rhino Poaching Case.

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Fugitive involved in Rhino poaching arrested

CHITWAN, May 23: A man on the run since being sentenced to jail after being found guilty of Rhino poaching has been arrested. Sagar Praja known as Birendra Singh, a resident of Kalika municipality in Chitwan was arrested by the Chitwan National Park authorities. He was arrested from Thulechaur of Ghansikuwa in Byas municipality-11 of Tanahu on Friday. Praja was sentenced to 15 years in jail and fined Rs. 100,000 after being found guilty of killing a male Rhino in the park four years ago. He had been on the run ever since. Praja was sentenced on three acts of Rhino poaching and smuggling, said the park information officer Lokendra Adhikari. The park authorities have so far arrested four fugitive involved in wildlife poaching this fiscal year.