Arrest warrant issued against construction company owner over death of rhino

CHITWAN: An arrest warrant has been issued against the owner of a construction company in connection to the death of a rhino.

The Chitwan National Park has issued the warrant against Sahadev Khadka, the owner of Sagun JV.

Raju Ghimire has been assigned as an investigation officer to probe the matter, said the information officer at the Park, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari.

A rhino was found dead in a roadside ditch in Chitwan last Sunday.

The Park accused the company of not abiding by the acts and rules to be followed while undertaking construction projects in wildlife corridors which led to the fateful dying of the rhino that are the treasures of the Park. RSS