A poacher and six rhino horn dealers have been nabbed in separate arrests made in Assam’s Nagaon and Karbi Anglong districts.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the poacher identified as Rajen Ingti, from Kahanbasti in Nagaon district on Saturday , officials said here on Sunday .
Six horn dealers were apprehended from Bokolia and Rojapathar areas in Karbi Anglong district on Friday night when they were returning after allegedly failing to strike a deal from buyers.
Meanwhile, search operations were on in and around Kaziranga National Park to nab the poachers involved in the killing of a rhino in Agratoli range of the Park on Saturday .
A total of 42 rhinos have died due to poaching and flood-related incidents in Assam during past one year.
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