In a major success against rhino poaching in Assam, four suspected rhino poachers were arrested in Assam’s Jorhat district following a special operation conducted by the Jorhat Forest Division in the Hatishal area of the Teok subdivision of Jorhat.
Operation Falcon is a joint anti-poaching and wildlife conservation campaign launched in Assam by the Assam Police and the Assam Forest Department, it has helped in achieving zero rhino poaching in Kaziranga.
Operation Falcon is a joint anti-poaching and wildlife conservation campaign launched in Assam by the Assam Police and the Assam Forest Department, it has helped in achieving zero rhino poaching in Kaziranga. The arrested men are reportedly from different parts of Assam. the remaining two are residents of Jajimukh, police sources add, saying that there was specific intelligence about all four of them and their involvement in Rhino poaching While one hails from Gohpur and another from Narayanpur. Personnel from Teok and Lahdoigarh police stations have also reached the spot, and further operations are underway in the area.
One of the arrested suspects sustained injuries after being attacked by a rhinoceros during the operation in and around Kaziranga National Park, according to Jorhat police sources.
