Assam Police have arrested two individuals linked with rhino horn trading on Tuesday in the Bokakhat area near Kaziranga National Park in Assam and recovered a horn from their possession.
The arrested rhino horn traders were identified as Budheswar Chingte and Bhakta Bahadur Thapa
Based on inputs, local police launched an operation on Tuesday at Bokakhat Chipahi village and arrested the duo, where the horn was recovered.
“Police arrested two persons named Budheswar Chingte and Bhakta Bahadur Thapa and recovered a rhino horn weighing about 2 kg.
Our investigation is on,” said Dhrubajyoti Nath, Additional Superintendent of Police, Kaziranga. Assam is known for its one-horned Rhino and the state attracts a large number of tourists who come to visit such sites.
Poaching of Rhinos was rampant in the past, which has now come down drastically due to stringent surveillance and other elevated security arrangements being put in by the authorities.
