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Most wanted rhino poacher arrested in Assam

| @indiablooms | May 05, 2018, at 12:57 am

Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Police arrested a most wanted rhino poacher in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.

According to the reports, based on intelligence input, the Nagaon district police and Special Task Force (STF) jointly launched operation Natun Danga area under Anjukpani police station in the hill district and arrested the rhino poacher.

The arrested poacher was identified as 45-year-old Parci Rongfar and security personnel recovered one point 315 rifle, 18 rounds live ammunition, one silencer and other items in possession from him.

Officer-in-Charge of Jakhalabandha police station, Deben Bora said that, based on intelligence input, police and STF personnel arrested the rhino poacher.

“He and some other persons are planning to kill rhino inside the Kaziranga National Park,” the Assam cop said.

The poacher was involved in several rhino killing incidents in the Kaziranga National Park in past times.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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