INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Cop arrested a person for the possession of red panda hide from a restaurant in Gongabu of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26 on
Thursday evening.
Cop have identified the arrestee as Rup Bahadur Budha (32) of Rara Municipality-12 in Mugu district, currently residing in
Chapagaun of Lalitpur district.
Acting on a special tip-off, a team deployed from Gongabu-based Metropolitan Cop Sector raided Pandey
Lumbini Bhojanalaya, arrested Budha and seized the rare species& hide kept hidden inside the eatery.
Meanwhile, further investigation into
the case is underway, police informed.
According to the National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1973nsprint;Red Panda also known as
Ailurus fulgensis lessonified as highly endangered species in Nepal.
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