District Forest Office (DFO) on Friday arrested five saw mills and veneer factories proprietors, charging them of illegal logging and smuggling of the forest products.
Siva Siwakoti of Divya Veneer factory, Tek Bahadur Tamang of Dolakha Saw Mill and veneer factory, Siva karki of Setidevi Veneer factory at Pawati VDC, Uddav Dahal of Hanumante Veneer Factory based in Kabre VDC and Arjun Dahal of Maina Pokhari were arrested after DFO received deluge of complaints against them regarding their involvement in the illegal smuggling of timber and forest products.
Following the complaints of massive deforestation in the district, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had launched an investigation over the issue last month.
The CIAA had recommended arrest of unscrupulous saw mills owners after finding their involvement in the timber smuggling.
District Forest Officer, Rabindra Maharjan, informed that the accused have been kept in the custody. According to him, the DFO would proceed further with the case after studying the evidence submitted by the team of investigation officers formed for the purpose earlier.
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Siva Siwakoti of Divya Veneer factory, Tek Bahadur Tamang of Dolakha Saw Mill and veneer factory, Siva karki of Setidevi Veneer factory at Pawati VDC, Uddav Dahal of Hanumante Veneer Factory based in Kabre VDC and Arjun Dahal of Maina Pokhari were arrested after DFO received deluge of complaints against them regarding their involvement in the illegal smuggling of timber and forest products.
Following the complaints of massive deforestation in the district, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had launched an investigation over the issue last month.
The CIAA had recommended arrest of unscrupulous saw mills owners after finding their involvement in the timber smuggling.
District Forest Officer, Rabindra Maharjan, informed that the accused have been kept in the custody. According to him, the DFO would proceed further with the case after studying the evidence submitted by the team of investigation officers formed for the purpose earlier.
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