Rhino case prisoners in Bharatpur Jail: Old returned, new absconded

Three of those who escaped from prison on August 26 are those who killed two rhinoceroses two years ago and are dealing in cane.

Ashwin 10, 2082

Ramesh Kumar Paudel

Rhino case prisoners in Bharatpur Jail: Old returned, new absconded

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There were 48 prisoners and detainees in Bharatpur Jail, 46 of whom had been arrested for the crime of killing a rare wild animal, the rhinoceros, and 46 of whom had been convicted and 2 of whom were pending. All the prisoners and detainees escaped from the prison early in the morning on August 25, taking advantage of the Gen-ji movement.

On the same day, the Chitwan administration issued a notice and instructed all the prisoners who were released from the prison to return immediately. According to the notice of the administration, no further action will be taken if the jailer appears, but if he does not come, the administration warned that other actions will be taken according to the law . Since then, many prisoners have returned.

The head of the prison branch, Rabindra Dhungana, said that 557 people had returned by Friday morning. There were 742 prisoners and detainees in the prison.

Prisoners who were once known as "horror" but were released after a long period of imprisonment and those whose case proceedings have just started have returned. Those who have not returned are those who have been arrested and sentenced to imprisonment since 2078. They have been imprisoned from five years to 15 years.

There is a legal system in which if a crime is proven in the rhinoceros case, imprisonment for five years to 15 years or a fine of five lakh to one million rupees or both imprisonment and fine . Among those who did not return to prison, there are three persons who have both maximum imprisonment and fine i.e. 15 years imprisonment and a fine of up to 10 lakh rupees . Similarly, there are two persons with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a fine of one lakh rupees.

The three people who received both the maximum imprisonment and fine, but who left on August 26 and did not return until now, two years ago on October 30, 2080, are the ones who slaughtered two rhinoceros in Chaparchuli area in the eastern area of ​​the park and are dealing in bees. They were arrested in November of the same year. Ganesh Pant, Senior Conservation Officer at Chitwan National Park, also said that some of the rhinos killed in Chaparchuli area did not return. 

The rhinoceros killers in Chaparchuli were caught by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police . At that time, the rhinoceros was hunted after the time of Dasain Tihar. It is the same time now and the security challenge is added when the rhino killers are out of prison . Rhinoceros is a rare wild animal that has reached the point of extinction from the world. Poaching is also a major factor in its decline.

In recent years, when the people involved in poaching were caught, the number of rhinos killed decreased and there was zero poaching. Kamaljung Kunwar, a former chief conservation officer of Chitwan Park who has experience in action against poachers, but who is not currently in service, says that they need to be returned immediately.

Dhungana, the head of Bharatpur prison, said that the time period given by the administration to return by himself has expired. But there is a wildlife crime control unit in the district. It would be good to appeal to those who did not come to the meeting, and if they do not take action, it would be good," said Kunwar, the former chief conservation officer.

is not only a unit of the district, but there is a National Wildlife Crime Control Coordinating Committee at the Ministry level and a Wildlife Crime Control Unit at the National Parks and Wildlife Department level. Kunwar says that these mechanisms must be serious if those involved in rare wildlife crimes, including rhinoceros, do not go to jail.

He appealed to all the units of the district and center to take quick and effective steps to take this matter into consideration. The army must have been active at the local level. Let's take the help of CIB . It is necessary to bring those who are out of various methods and procedures to jail," Kunwar said.

Ganesh Pant, senior conservation officer of Chitwan Park, says that most of the evacuees are under the surveillance of the park and the administration and the process of returning them is continuing.

Not only in Bharatpur Jail, but wildlife crime prisoners and detainees are also in other jails. Although the case is going on in Chitwan, some prisoners are in other prisons. The National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Department is collecting the details of the damaged physical structures. Now the details of the prisoners are also being prepared.

'It became a matter of staying in prison . What is the condition of which prison? Who was there, who left or who came back, we are collecting the details in coordination with the prison department,' said Haribhadra Acharya, information officer of the National Parks and Wildlife Protection Department.

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