GUWAHATI: Following the arrest of 2 most wanted poachers closing month, police have arrested Kasim Ali who was once every other member of the gang. KNP divisional woodland officer, Rohini Ballav Saikia, on Monday mentioned Kasim, a resident of Milanpur in Biswanath district on the northern banks of Brahmaputra, was once arrested in conjunction with an inflatable rubber dinghy, two .303 rifles, 31 rounds of ammunition and money amounting to Rs 2 lakh on Friday.
Kaziranga's northern vary woodland officer, Pranjal Baruah mentioned Kasim had procured the inflatable rubber dinghy with an goal to poach rhinos when Kaziranga gets flooded. "A rubber dinghy, which is an improvised type of country boat, is favoured by poachers as they can be easily deflated and hidden. The dinghy was newly procured and Kasim had planned to use it for carrying out poaching activities when the park gets inundated," Baruah mentioned.
Kasim's arrest comes after every other rhino poacher, Yakub Ali, was once arrested by means of a group of Kaziranga's northern woodland vary officials and police at Panbazar right here on June 28. During the operation, the group had recovered a sum of Rs 12 lakh from Yakub's mother Fatima Khatun. Baruah mentioned Yakub was once taken with killing 4 rhinos - one in 2014, two in 2016 and one this yr. Kasim, who has an infinite wisdom of the park's terrain, is the member of a gang of poachers which was once reportedly making plans to use poison-dipped arrows to kill rhinos at the Kaziranga.
Last month, Sono Ngaihte of Manipur's Churachandpur and Kamal Tamang of Assam's Lakhimpur have been arrested and a toxic substance for dipping arrows into have been recovered from them. Subsequently, Anuwar Islam and Musabbar Rahman of Sootea in Assam's Sonitpur district have been additionally arrested by means of the police. Islam and Rahman have been reportedly making plans to kill a rhino the usage of poison-dipped arrows.
A senior legitimate in Kaziranga mentioned the gang has popular connections with rhino horn consumers, hands suppliers and hideouts in a couple of states similar to West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka.
"This is a well-equipped gang with great networks. The recent arrests have struck a heavy blow to the activities of the gang," he added.
Kaziranga's northern vary woodland officer, Pranjal Baruah mentioned Kasim had procured the inflatable rubber dinghy with an goal to poach rhinos when Kaziranga gets flooded. "A rubber dinghy, which is an improvised type of country boat, is favoured by poachers as they can be easily deflated and hidden. The dinghy was newly procured and Kasim had planned to use it for carrying out poaching activities when the park gets inundated," Baruah mentioned.
Kasim's arrest comes after every other rhino poacher, Yakub Ali, was once arrested by means of a group of Kaziranga's northern woodland vary officials and police at Panbazar right here on June 28. During the operation, the group had recovered a sum of Rs 12 lakh from Yakub's mother Fatima Khatun. Baruah mentioned Yakub was once taken with killing 4 rhinos - one in 2014, two in 2016 and one this yr. Kasim, who has an infinite wisdom of the park's terrain, is the member of a gang of poachers which was once reportedly making plans to use poison-dipped arrows to kill rhinos at the Kaziranga.
Last month, Sono Ngaihte of Manipur's Churachandpur and Kamal Tamang of Assam's Lakhimpur have been arrested and a toxic substance for dipping arrows into have been recovered from them. Subsequently, Anuwar Islam and Musabbar Rahman of Sootea in Assam's Sonitpur district have been additionally arrested by means of the police. Islam and Rahman have been reportedly making plans to kill a rhino the usage of poison-dipped arrows.
A senior legitimate in Kaziranga mentioned the gang has popular connections with rhino horn consumers, hands suppliers and hideouts in a couple of states similar to West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka.
"This is a well-equipped gang with great networks. The recent arrests have struck a heavy blow to the activities of the gang," he added.
One more member of Kaziranga poacher gang held, ammo seized
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