Nepal: On December 6, Rupandehi police confiscated a rhino horn from New Kalash Hotel in Sukhanagar, Ward No. 8 of Butwal Sub Metropolis. While confiscating the horn, Birendra Bahadur Singh, one of the smugglers, snatched a pistol from a policeman, opened fire and escaped the scene. Rakesh Neup

India: Two rhino poachers were arrested in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Sunday. Park director P Shivakumar said, “A group of four poachers entered the Kaziranga around 12.30 am on Sunday. Based on specific inputs, forest staffs from Biswanath wildlife divisi

Nepal: Police on Thursday apprehended five people from Swayambhu, Kimdol of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15, on the charge of smuggling rhino horn. Acting on a tip off, a special team of police deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) held Rikesh Shakya, 41, Suresh Shakya, 35, and