Poachers Kill Another Rhino in Kaziranga Park

Poachers killed another one horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park(KNP) on Wednesday and fled with the horn, officials said.

The incident took place in the Kathalchang area under control of the Burhapahar range office in the national park, where poachers killed the rhino.

Poachers escaped from the area with the horn.

“Forest guards recovered a dehorned bullet-injured male rhino inside the park,” an official of KNP said.

Forest guards also recovered three empty cartridges and a cartridge of insas rifle near the bullet injured body.

On Thursday, two more rhinos were killed. The poachers escaped with the horns. See Three Rhinos Killed in Assam in Within 24 Hours

Later, Sushanta Roy reported that the Poacher of Rhino Horn Was Arrested in Assam

Hemanta Kumar Nath

Hemanta Kumar Nath is a correspondent in Assam, India, who reports on local news in Assam, the north east Indian state.