Four suspected rhino poachers were arrested from the Hatishal area of Teok in Assam’s Jorhat district during a special operation conducted by the Jorhat Forest Division.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, forest officials launched an operation in the dense forests of Barluit and apprehended the suspects. According to preliminary reports, one of the arrested individuals had sustained injuries after allegedly being attacked by a rhinoceros.
Personnel from Teok and Lahdoigarh police stations have reached the area, and further operations are currently underway.
Sources said the four suspects hail from different parts of Assam. One of them is from Gohpur, another from Narayanpur, while the remaining two are residents of Jajimukh.
The Hatishal region and adjoining areas have witnessed the movement of several one-horned rhinoceroses in recent years, making the area a focus of wildlife protection efforts.
Further details regarding the operation and the identities of the arrested suspects are awaited.