Guwahati: As many as four persons were injured after a one-horned rhino wandered out of the Eastern Range Gamiri within the Biswanath wildlife division, Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Thursday.
The incident was reported at Dipora Tinimukhi in Gohpur under Biswanath district.
One more SRPF member from the Gopaljaroni Anti Poaching Camp was also injured during the incident, making a total of four individuals injured.
The injured persons have been identified as Rudrabahadur Dorji (Male- 62), Radhika Dorji (Female- 45), Jailash Sahani (Female-36) and forest personnel Ajijul Hoque (Male-24).
Pranjal Gogoi, Forest Ranger, Gohpur said, “The rhino that strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park attacked four people including our forest personnel. Our forest officials resorted to blank fire in the air to scare away the wild animal.”
Meanwhile, all the injured persons were shifted to Biswanath civil hospital for initial treatment. However, later they were shifted to Lakhimpur Medical College Hospital (LMCH) for better medication.
However, during the ordeal, District Forest Officer (DFO) Sushil Kumar Thakuria and another official were injured after being charged by the rhino.
Following the incident, the injured were rushed to a medical centre for medical attention.