Jamugurihat: Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Jamuguri police and forest department managed to nab a person named Hanif Ali from Bharali Chapori area under Jamuguri police station on Thursday night and recovered a suspected rhinoceros from his possession. Recovered the horn. Let us tell you here that his two companions were successful in escaping from the spot.
The police team has arrested Hanif Ali on the charges of rhino poaching. The Forest Department has taken him into custody for further questioning. He has prior records of involvement in rhino poaching.
It is important to mention here that Jamuguri police had earlier caught rhino poachers from Jamugurihat area. He further said that this will be confirmed only after lab test. Conscious people have also appreciated the initiative of Jamuguri Police and Forest Department.
