He entered Malaysia using different documents and is the most wanted fugitive rhino poacher in Nepal.
FMT
PETALING JAYA: A Nepalese who has killed 15 rhinos and is placed on the Interpol Red Notice has been deported to his country after being arrested by police here.
The Star reported that Rajkumar Praja, 31, who had entered Malaysia using different documents nine days ago, is the most wanted fugitive rhino poacher in Nepal.
National Central Bureau/Interpol assistant director Supt Gan Thek Guan told the daily that Rajkumar was deported to Nepal on Sunday escorted by the country’s officers.
He confirmed that Rajkumar’s poaching was done in Nepal and not in Malaysia.
Interpol will reveal more information on its website in a matter of days.
In 2013, Nepal placed Rajkumar on the Interpol Red Notice – or international wanted persons alert.
He had been sentenced to 15 years’ jail for poaching rhinos at the Chitwan National Park in central Nepal.
A report by Nepalese daily newspaper Kantipur said Rajkumar has been on the run since 2013, and was said to have killed 15 rhinos.
The park is believed to house most of the country’s 500-odd Indian rhinos, also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
The Indian rhinoceros, classified as a “vulnerable” animal under the global IUCN Red List, can also be found in the northern parts of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
WWF-Malaysia (World Wildlife Fund) executive director Dr Dionysus Sharma said Nepal had a good track record in recent years making sure that there was no poaching there.
“What may happen is that poachers may look elsewhere if they still want to ply their trade,” Dr Dionysus said.
FMT
PETALING JAYA: A Nepalese who has killed 15 rhinos and is placed on the Interpol Red Notice has been deported to his country after being arrested by police here.
The Star reported that Rajkumar Praja, 31, who had entered Malaysia using different documents nine days ago, is the most wanted fugitive rhino poacher in Nepal.
National Central Bureau/Interpol assistant director Supt Gan Thek Guan told the daily that Rajkumar was deported to Nepal on Sunday escorted by the country’s officers.
He confirmed that Rajkumar’s poaching was done in Nepal and not in Malaysia.
Interpol will reveal more information on its website in a matter of days.
In 2013, Nepal placed Rajkumar on the Interpol Red Notice – or international wanted persons alert.
He had been sentenced to 15 years’ jail for poaching rhinos at the Chitwan National Park in central Nepal.
A report by Nepalese daily newspaper Kantipur said Rajkumar has been on the run since 2013, and was said to have killed 15 rhinos.
The park is believed to house most of the country’s 500-odd Indian rhinos, also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
The Indian rhinoceros, classified as a “vulnerable” animal under the global IUCN Red List, can also be found in the northern parts of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
WWF-Malaysia (World Wildlife Fund) executive director Dr Dionysus Sharma said Nepal had a good track record in recent years making sure that there was no poaching there.
“What may happen is that poachers may look elsewhere if they still want to ply their trade,” Dr Dionysus said.
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