Two poachers killed in Kaziranga
April 11, 2015
Kaziranga (Assam)
Two poachers were today killed in an encounter with forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park.
Acting on a tip-off, forest guards cordoned off a specific area near Chanak forest camp under Burapahar forest range and when poachers opened fire to escape, an encounter followed in which two poachers were killed and two others escaped, a senior Park official said.
The forest guards recovered two .303 rifle, a silencer, two mobile sets and several rounds of ammunition from the encounter site, he said.
A female adult rhino was killed and its horns removed by poachers in Kohora range yesterday following which extensive search operations were launched in the Park.
Altogether, nine rhinos were killed in the Park while 16 poachers were killed and 22 poachers arrested by forest guards and security forces in the Park and its adjoining areas this year.
PTI
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