District Forest Office (DFO) has sentenced four rhino horn smugglers to 14-years imprisonment and fined them Rs 100,000 each.
However, only two of the accused are in custody, while the other two smugglers yet to be arrested.
A jury of forest officials led by DFO chief, Baburam Gurung on Tuesday slapped the jail term on the four--Kunga Tamang, Tashi Gurung, Bal Bahadur Gurung and Tilak Bahadur Thing--all of Khaireni VDC-4 of the district. According to DFO sources, Tilak and Bal Bahadur are still at large.
The other two were arrested from Narayangadh five years ago in possession of a rhino horn. The sentencing is the "greatest" decision by the DFO in the history of Chitwan National Park (CNP), claimed the DFO source.
Poachers, forest guards trade fire
However, only two of the accused are in custody, while the other two smugglers yet to be arrested.
A jury of forest officials led by DFO chief, Baburam Gurung on Tuesday slapped the jail term on the four--Kunga Tamang, Tashi Gurung, Bal Bahadur Gurung and Tilak Bahadur Thing--all of Khaireni VDC-4 of the district. According to DFO sources, Tilak and Bal Bahadur are still at large.
The other two were arrested from Narayangadh five years ago in possession of a rhino horn. The sentencing is the "greatest" decision by the DFO in the history of Chitwan National Park (CNP), claimed the DFO source.
Poachers, forest guards trade fire
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