Guwahati, September 9: Security forces have apprehended four rhinos poachers in two separate incidents in Assam on Monday, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and forest guards had launched operation at Amtenga village near the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and nabbed two wanted rhino poachers.
Security forces recovered one AK-47 rifle and a 303 rifle in possession of them.
The nabbed poachers were identified as Bhaiti Pegu and Jila Doley.
'The poachers were involved in several rhino killing incidents in KNP,' a forest department official said.
In separate incident, police nabbed another two poachers in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in Morigaon district on Sunday night.
The nabbed poachers were identified as Jamsher Ali and Abdul Hannan.
On other hand, forest guards recovered a dehorned rhino carcass in KNP.
'Our boys found the carcass near Kapurkhosa area under Agoratoli range in the national park,' a park official said.
Kaziranga had lost 28 rhinos in this year so far, which were poached.
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