Three arrested with bear bile and suspected elephant tusk in Kathmandu and Sindhuli

Kathmandu, October 6, 2026 — Police have arrested three people from Kathmandu and Sindhuli with wildlife trophies suspected to be bear bile and an elephant tusk.

A 31-year-old man was arrested from Sorhakhutte in Kathmandu Metropolitan City–16 on Sunday with one wildlife trophy weighing about 140 grams and appearing to be bear bile, police said.

The arrested man has been identified as Yogendra Prasad Chaudhary, a resident of Sisaniya in Pratappur Rural Municipality–1, Nawalparasi West.

A team deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested Chaudhary. He was handed over to the Division Forest Office, Hattisar, Kathmandu, for necessary investigation and legal action.

Separately, two people were arrested from the Tallo Ranibas area of Kamalamai Municipality–14, Sindhuli, on Monday with one wildlife trophy weighing about 6 kilograms and appearing to be an elephant tusk.

The arrested individuals have been identified as 60-year-old Som Bahadur Majhi, also known as Pore Majhi, of Kamalamai Municipality–14, and 60-year-old Chitra Bahadur Bishwakarma of Bardibas Municipality–5, Mahottari.

A CIB team arrested the two men and handed them over to the Division Forest Office, Sindhuli, for necessary investigation and legal action.

Police said further investigation into the incidents is underway.