Kathmandu: A rare one-horned rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal's Chitwan National Park on Saturday. Officials at the Chitwan National Park (CNP) confirmed that an adult male rhino was shot dead on Friday and the horn was cut off, Xinhua news agency reported.

"We found a dead rhino killed by poachers in a community forest, near the central office of the park, this afternoon (Friday). We have launched investigations into the incident," Nurendra Aryal, assistant conservation officer at CNP was quoted as saying. As per the initial reports, the endangered species was shot by rifle while the horn has been cut off with an axe.