'कूटनीतिज्ञहरु खागको अवैध व्यापारमा संलग्न':-

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चोरी शिकारीका कारण नेपालमा गैंडाको संख्यामा ठूलो कमि आएको छ
गैंडाको चोरी शिकारी गर्नेहरुलाई राजनीतिक संरक्षण रहेको भन्ने विवाद चर्कंदै गर्दा दुई विकासोन्मुख मुलुकका काठमाण्डौस्थित राजदूतहरु दुर्लभ वन्यजन्तु गैंडाको खागको किनबेचमा संलग्न रहेको अधिकारीहरुले आरोप लगाएका छन्।
त्यस्तो गैरकानूनी काममा संलग्न कूटनीतिज्ञहरुविरुद्ध कार्वाही चलाउने प्रयास भैरहेको पनि अधिकारीहरुले बताएका छन्।

राष्ट्रिय निकुन्ज तथा वन्यजन्तु विभागका नाम उल्लेख गर्न नचाहने अधिकारीहरुले बीबीसीसंग कुरा गर्दै ती राजदूतहरु गैंडाको खागको किनबेचमा संलग्न भएको यकीन भैसकेको बताए।

उनीहरुलाई त्यस्तो किनबेच गर्दाखेरि नै समाउने प्रयास जारी रहेको बताइएको छ।

स्रोतको अभाव

अनुसन्धानमा खटिएका वन्यजन्तु विभागका एकजना अधिकारीले पर्याप्त बजेट र साधन स्रोतको अभावले गर्दा महंगा होटलहरुमा गएर गैंडाको खाग किनबेच गर्ने ती कूटनीतिज्ञहरुलाई सोही बेला पक्राउ गर्न नसकिएको बताए।

ती कूटनीतिज्ञहरुविरुद्ध कार्वाही गर्न परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयसंग समन्वय गरीरहेको पनि अधिकारीहरुको भनाइ छ।

सन् १९६१ मा सम्पन्न अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय कूटन‌ीतिक सम्बन्ध सम्बन्धी भियना सन्धिको धारा ४२ अनुसार कुनैपनि विदेशी कूटनीतिज्ञमाथि आफु कार्यरत मुलुकमा व्यक्तिगत फाइदाकालागि कुनैपनि व्यावसायिक वा व्यापारिक काम गर्न प्रतिवन्ध लगाइएको छ।

जानकारहरु भन्छन्, नेपाल सरकारले ती कूटनीतिज्ञहरुको गैरकानूनी गतिविधिका बारे ठोस प्रमाणसहित सम्बन्धित मुलुकलाई जानकारी गराएर उनीहरुलाई देश निकाला समेत गर्नसक्छ।

राजनीतिक दबाब

यसअघि गैंडा लगायतका दुर्लभ वन्यजन्तुको चोरी शिकारीमा संलग्न मानिसहरुलाई छुटाउन राजनीतिक दबाब आउने गरेको आरोप लाग्ने गरेको थियो।

राष्ट्रिय निकुन्ज तथा वन्यजन्तु विभागका अनुसार गएको नौ महिनाभित्र चितवन राष्ट्रिय निकुन्जक्षेत्रमा मात्रै १३ वटा गेंडा चोरी शिकारीका कारण मारिएका छन्।

बर्दियास्थित राष्ट्रिय निकुन्जमा रहेका सबै गैंडा मारिइ सकेको भन्ने हालै प्रकाशित समाचारहरुको भने सो विभागले न त पुष्टि गरेको छ न खण्डन नै।

गत आठ वर्षमा ती दुबै निकुन्जहरुमा गरी १५० गैंडा मारिएको अधिकारीहरु बताउंछन्।

Rhino poached yet again:

Chitwan forest officials informed Tuesday (Jan 2) that they found a dead rhino two weeks ago at Saktikhor VDC. “The rhino was killed by poachers and its horn and hooves were missing,” said Babu Ram Bhandari, district forest officer. The spot where the poaching took place is nearby the Maoist cantonment at Saktikhor. “It’s about 100 metres from the main camp,” said Bhandari. Similarly, CNP officials have found an injured female rhino with a calf. The rhino has injury to its horn. How it was injured is not yet known. Rhino poaching has become rampant in recent months. Twelve rhinos have already been killed during the last five months alone.

In another development, two of the nine poachers released from jail on September 19 under a general amnesty by the cabinet were nabbed by security forces at Chitwan National Park (CPN) a few days ago, along with poaching equipment and guns. The duo, whose names are mysteriously being kept secret by the Park officials, have been detained at CNP head office at Kasara, Chitwan.

“It’s true that the duo are under our detention,” said Tikaram Adhikari, Project Manager at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC). But Adhikari said he didn’t have the names of the poachers and referred to Laxmi Manandhar, spokesperson at DNPWC. When contacted Manandhar said, “The files have been misplaced. I have to find them first to tell you the names.”

The cabinet’s decision to release the notorious poachers on the occasion of “Democracy Day” drew widespread flak from conservationists and the like. This is not the first time that a poacher released un der amnesty has been found poaching again. District Forest Office (DFO) guards had arrested four other poachers a week ago. “Among the arrested is Sukaram Bote, who was also released from jail a few years ago without completing his term,” said a DFO source.


http://www.blog.com.np/united-we-blog/2007/01/03/

Nepali one horn RHINO is symbol of Nepal. this one horn rhino origin in Nepal.

Nepali rhino must be national animal of Nepal.... rhino pochers (killer) must be hang on public place like tudikhel and government must seize all their property ,.. so nobody encourage to do ever again.

Rhino killer and girls trafficker of nepal must get capital punishment. There is no other way to solve problem and stop this kind of crimes in country like Nepal.

Is there ANY PROGRESS to arrest and persecute Nepali and Indian criminal in this cases?

any News....?

Where are those Ex-pilot of RNAC who used to kill rhino in chitawan?

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These national criminal deserve "DEATH PENALTY".

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These crooks are the cause of country fails.

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