Guwahati: A rhino poaching attempt was foiled in Assam’s Biswanath district, leading to the arrest of three persons, police said on Friday.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Muhikanta Pegu of Gohpur in Biswanath district, and Manuj Pathari and Kiran Pegu of Garmur in Majuli district, a senior police officer informed.
According to the officer, a joint operation carried out by police teams from Biswanath, Majuli, and Lakhimpur districts on Thursday successfully thwarted the poaching attempt. The trio was apprehended in connection with the case, and further investigation is underway.
Acting on information provided by the arrested suspects, police recovered a .303 rifle and nine 70 mm 12-bore cartridges from the residence of Debajit Pegu, who is currently absconding, at New Dandi in Gohpur.
The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of ASP (Crime), Biswanath.
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