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Five poachers nabbed in Assam

| | May 02, 2017, at 03:39 am
Guwahati, May 1 (IBNS): Security forces on Monday apprehended five poachers from Assam's Baksa district and recovered three handmade guns

According to the reports, army and Assam police jointly launched operation at Bongaon area in the BTAD district and nabbed five poachers.

The nabbed poachers were identified as Kamaleshwar Basumutary, Peter Ishlari, Nileshwar Ishlari, Goliath Basumutary and George Hajuwari.

Security personnel recovered three handmade guns in possession from them.

A police official said that, three nabbed poachers were involved several rhino, wild elephant killing incidents in past time.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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