CHITWAN, Nov 20: A committee formed by the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) to investigate the poaching of two rhinos in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) has initiated its on-site work. A five-member team, led by Deputy Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Bed Kumar Dhakal, arrived in Chitwan and commenced their ground investigation.
The government is set to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation of Nepal Police to investigate the 100-kg gold smuggling racket from the angle of organised crime due to the alleged involvement of racketeers in multiple layers.