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3 held with fake rhino horns
Police rounded up three persons in possession of fake rhino horns from Lalitpur on Tuesday.Police rounded up three persons in possession of fake rhino horns from Lalitpur on Tuesday.
The suspects have been identified as Som Bahadur Singer, 25 of Phaparbari-9, Makawanpur, Anil Bahadur Lama, 18, of Dhiyal-6, Makawanpur and Shakti Ghimire, 45, of Banthali-4, Kavre, currently residing at Sano Gaun, Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City-14.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police nabbed Singer and Lama with a fake rhino horn from Khumaltar, Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City-15.
During the interrogation, the duo said that they had obtained fake rhino horn from Ghimire.
Based on their statement, police raided a rented room of Ghimire and apprehended him with fake rhino horns.
Police said that they also confiscated materials used to make fake rhino horns from Ghimire’s room.
Police said that they are looking into the case.