Guwahati: A man ‘most wanted’ for rhino poaching has been arrested by the Assam Police on Saturday after almost a year of search.
The poacher has been identified as 35-year-old Ataur Rahman alias Bassa.
Bassa was arrested with the joint efforts of Biswanath and Bongaigaon police.
Confirming the arrest, ADGP (Law and Order) GP Singh tweeted, “Another wanted rhino poacher arrested today through joint effort of @BiswanathPol and @bongaigaonpolic Ataur Rahman @Bassa, 35 Yrs.”
It should be mentioned that one most wanted rhino poacher named Abdul Matin alias Kala was arrested from Darrang district of Assam on last Thursday. He was the main accused behind the poaching of a rhino in Kaziranga National Park in January 2022.
Moreover, rifles and ammunition suspected of use in the crime was recovered from his possession.
In the month of February, the police had declared a reward of ₹2 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Matin and two others after finding evidence of their involvement in killing and sawing off the horn of the rhino. The carcass of the animal was found in the park on January 19.
Assam police commandos were deployed as part of the anti-poaching unit in Kaziranga National Park after the poaching incident allegedly involving Matin. Following the poaching incident, at least 20 commando personnel were deployed as a part of the anti-poaching unit in the world-famous Kaziranga National Park.