Poacher, six horn dealers arrested in Assam

Press Trust of India Updated - March 12, 2018 at 02:30 PM.

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.

Published on October 14, 2012 13:17