The arrested have been identified as as Bishnu Amagain, 25, from Phujel-7 of Gorkha, Suman Lamichhane, 19, from Phujel-1 of Gorkha, Deepraj Regmi, 22, from Borlang-9 of Gorkha, Birman Gurung, 36, from Chaurpani-3 of Gorkha, Prithvi Chemjong, 37, from Kohabara-1, Jhapa, Bir Bahadur Khatri, 45, from Pathari-14 of Morang and Bhuwen Lama, 43, from Mahalaxmi Municipality-8 of Lalitpur District. Spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Superintendent of Police Sahakul Bahadur Thapa, said, "Amagain, Lamichhane and Regmi brought the bird from Ashrang VDC of Gorkha District and the other four were trying to approach buyers for the bird."
he police.The police first arrested those who were dealing with the disguised police personnel and nabbed the others from Tarakeshwor Municipality of Kathmandu based on the information provided by them. The confiscated endangered bird tawny fish owl (Huchil) was listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 1975 and is found in subtropical to temperate forests in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan and Vietnam. The live birds are in high demand in the Gulf countries as many men in those countries have hobbies of keeping exotic pets, according to t
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