Police arrested 36-year-old Bhim Bahadur Chepang, a permanent resident of Bharta-9, Makawanpur while selling the protected mammal, Lokendra Bahadur Mall, a Sub-Inspector at Bhandara Police office, informed.[break]
Chepang was nabbed, acting on a tip-off, as he was selling the protected mammal to two motorcycle-borne youths.
However, the two youths managed to flee as soon as they noticed the police. Police have impounded the motorbike.
Chinese pangolin is a protected wild life species in Nepal.The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has enlisted it as protected animal.
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