Big Success In Kaziranga: Two Rhino Poachers Arrested By Joint Team

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Kaziranga, June 11: The Assam Forest Department and local police just dropped a major blow to wildlife crime inside Kaziranga National Park. Working on a secret tip-off, a special joint team carried out a late-night raid near the borders of the Agaratoli forest range. Their quick action successfully blocked a dangerous plot to kill a rare one-horned rhino. During this operation, security forces managed to catch two notorious poachers and grabbed two crude, country-made rifles along with a motorcycle.

According to senior forest officers, this secret mission was a well-coordinated team effort. Top officials led the drive, including the local Divisional Forest Officer, the Additional Superintendent of Police from Golaghat, and the Sub-Divisional Police Officer based in Bokakhat. The team moved out quickly after hearing that an armed gang was trying to slip into the deep forests of the Kaziranga reserve. The criminals had everything planned out to poach a rhino for its valuable horn, but the security forces caught them just in time.

A Look At The Arrested Criminals And Their Background

The police identified the two caught individuals as Jintu Orang, who is 40 years old, and Sarbang Ronghang, who is 31. While questioning them at the station, officers uncovered some shocking facts about their past. It turns out that Jintu Orang is a regular offender with a long history of wildlife hunting. He was previously jailed for trying to poach rhinos inside the same national park and had recently walked out of prison after serving a four-year sentence.

Local wildlife lovers are quite worried about how easily these repeat offenders get back into active hunting networks soon after coming out of jail. The forest department wants to make sure both men face strict charges under the Wildlife Protection Act this time so they cannot get out easily.

Strict Patrolling Needs As Monsoon Approaches

Kaziranga holds the biggest population of the great Indian one-horned rhino in the world, which makes it a prime target for international smuggling rings. Even though rhino poaching has dropped heavily over the last few years due to better technology and tight guards, this new incident shows a harsh reality. Under the cover of heavy monsoon rains and dark nights, hunting gangs are still looking for any small gap to enter the protected woods.

Right after this successful catch, the forest guards have doubled their patrolling rounds along the river channels and muddy forest tracks. The Golaghat police mentioned that they are heavily questioning both suspects to find out who supplied them with these crude guns and who is backing them with cash from behind the scenes.