The largest number of those who have escaped are those serving prison sentences for rhino cases. Sixteen people have escaped from the rhino case, seven from the lizard skin trafficking case, three from the red panda case, and two each from the snow leopard and musk deer cases.
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At least 38 prisoners have escaped from various prisons across the country for wildlife crimes. During the Genji protests on Bhadra 23 and 24, the prisoners escaped by vandalizing various prisons across the country.
Many of them have returned to prison on their own after the government's instructions, but the number of those who escape is also high. Three Indians are among those who have escaped from prison for wildlife crimes, according to the details released by the Prison Management Department on October 30.
The largest number of escapees are those in prison for rhino cases. 16 people in the rhino case, seven in the case of transporting and distributing lizard skins, three in the case of red pandas, two each of snow leopards and musk deer have escaped.
One person in the case of selling leopard and clouded leopard skins and live turtles has escaped. Four people whose other details were not disclosed while mentioning wildlife crimes and one more person in the case of transporting and selling illegal animals have also escaped from prison, according to the details made public by the department.
The largest number of escapees in wildlife crimes are from Bharatpur Prison. A total of 18 prisoners in wildlife crime cases have escaped from the Bharatpur prison in Chitwan, including 12 in the rhinoceros case, four in the snake skin trafficking and sale case, and two in the snow leopard skin case.
After that, four rhinoceros, three in the snake skin, and two in the musk deer case have escaped from the Jagannath Dewal Central Correctional Facility in Kathmandu.
Two inmates in the red panda and clouded leopard skin trafficking case have also escaped from Jagannath Dewal.
One in the rare wild animal parts trafficking and sale case is also absconding from there. An Indian citizen who was arrested while selling live turtles and was staying in Jagannath Dewal also escaped using the opportunity of the Genji movement.
Thus, there are 15 people who have escaped from Jagannath Dewal. The Department of Prison Management has made public the details of two people, including an Indian, who are absconding from Nakkhu Prison for wildlife crimes and an Indian from Kailali Prison for wildlife crimes.
Similarly, one person from Red Panda escaped from Rautahat and one person from Jhumka Prison for wildlife crimes. The conservation sector has been challenged due to prisoners and detainees who have not returned even after the instructions of the local administration and the Department of Prison Management.
The risk of hunting and trafficking of these animals, including the rare wild animal one-horned rhinoceros and another protected animal, the salamander, has increased after those who were in prison for hunting and trafficking in the organs of these animals and others have escaped.
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife is collecting detailed information and identities of prisoners and detainees related to wildlife crimes who have escaped from across the country, said Ved Kumar Dhakal, spokesperson and Deputy Director General of the department.
‘Local units, park administration, district administration and police are also working. After evaluating everything, we are also making some plans at the department level,’ said Dhakal. He said that a meeting of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCC) at the center under the department will be held soon and this issue will be discussed in it.
This bureau has representatives from the army, police, armed police and customs. ‘A discussion and decision will be made in the meeting to be held now about catching all the escapees,’ said Dhakal. The WCC meeting, which is supposed to be held in three or four months, has not been held for five months.
