Incident Reports

Army opens fire at poachers in Bardiya

2016-08-24

Nepal Army personnel exchanged fire with poachers at Bardiya National Park (BNP) on Wednesday night. The army deployed to guard the BNP had to respond to the poachers numbered around six in retaliation, an army man said. Following a brief exchange of fire, the poachers fled leaving behind two loading guns and 45 kilograms of dried meat of different wild animals, which were confiscated and handed over the BNP later, the army man said. The BNP said that the search for the poachers was ongoing. RSS बर्दिया राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जको थुम्नी भन्ने ठाउँमा गएराति नेपाली सेना र शिकारीको टोलीबीच गोली हानाहान भएको छ । निकुञ्जमा गस्ती गरिरहेको सेनाको टोली देखेपछि शिकारी समूहले गोली प्रहार गरेको र सेनाले जवाफी फायपरिङ गरेको रणशार्दुल गणका गणपति राजेन्द्र पन्तले जानकारी दिए । घटनास्थलबाट प्रहरीले ५० किलो जरायोको सुकुटी, खाबरजाल ३ थान, पासो २ थान र मोबाइल ३ थान फेला पारेको छ । शिकारीको समूह अहिले फरार छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Small arms
Primary Cause Related to organized crime and illegal trade (drugs, arms, non-gendered human trafficking, protection racket, gang violence, etc.)
Actor 1 - Number of people 6
Actor 1 - Affiliations Criminal
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 3
Actor 2 - Affiliation Army
Actor 2 - Youth unknown

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