The government spokesperson has informed that the government is working to ensure that no more inmates serving their sentences on crimes related with rhino poaching will be set free.

“The crimes related with rhino poaching will now be considered as grave offense and the Prison Rules will also be amended to ensure that none of the offenders can escape justice,” Dilendra Prasad Badu, Minister of State for Information and Communication and Forest and Soil Conservation said on Sunday.

Badu added that separate squads of security forces will be deployed to arrest the growing incidents of rhino poaching. On Sunday, parliamentarians also raised concern about the incidents of rhino killing.

In the last six months, 12 rhinos have already been killed by poachers. Reports say that some of the poachers who had earlier been set free from jails by the government on various occasions might have been involved in these crimes.

Meanwhile, the government has already increased the number of security posts within Chitwan National Park. Of the 34 security posts, which were displaced during conflict, 18 have been restored.