Kokrajhar: In the ongoing war against poaching initiated by the Assam government, Kokrajhar police arrested two persons in the connection.
Forest officials in a joint operation along with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and seized pangolin scales of 4.5 kg along with the arrest of the two accused in Kokrajhar district.
Legal action has been initiated into the matter and further investigation is underway into the matter.
It may be mentioned that the State Government’s success in curbing poaching of the one-horned rhinoceros seems to have turned the attention of poachers to another unique animal species of the North-East, the pangolin.