Six persons were arrested on charge of deer poaching in Surkhet on Tuesday. A team led by District Forest Office (DFO) arrested Jayakala Giri, Ram Bahadur Nepali, Punam Nepali, Rudra Bahadur Gurung, Uddhav Khadka and Bikash Kharel for killing a sambar deer. 

Surya Prasad Sharma, information officer at the DFO, said the deer’s antler and hooves were also recovered from the suspects. Meanwhile, a wounded sambar deer was rescued from Dharmapaniya in Kapilvastu. The animal believed to have entered from the an Indian forest across the border was handed over to the DFO. 

Two held with leopard hides, bones

DADELDHURA: Police arrested two persons in possession of leopard hides and bones from Parashuram Municipality-7 in Dadeldhura on Monday night. Jaya Bahadur Bohara, 37, and Bhan Bahadur Mahat, 25, were arrested with two sets of leopard hides and 8.7kg bones during a security check. They duo was handed over to the District Forest Office.