The Chitwan National Park (CNP) arrested a man convicted of smuggling rhino horns after 23 years.
The detainee has been identified as Krishna Prasad Neupane (58) of Kalika Municipality-2 of Chitwan.
Neupane was handed down 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100, 000 on February 7, 2001 for the crime.
He was arrested on January 21 and made public on Monday.
The CNP administration arrested him from Phutung of Tarakeshwor Municipality-7 in Kathmandu. Neupane had been hiding in different places of Kathmandu Valley for a long time.
Information Officer at CNP Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said that the Neupane was tested positive for coronavirus immediately after the arrest.
Neupane will be sent to Bharatpur jail after he recovers from the infection.
He was one of the 12 people convicted of smuggling rhino horns.
They had killed a rhino and taken away the horn from Amrite Post of CNP on November 14, 1998. RSS
