Guwahati: Two persons was arrested for their alleged involvement in rhino horn smuggling in Jorhat district of Assam on Sunday.
The two arrested rhino smugglers identified as Azizul Rahman and Rajan Bauri.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a house in the Teliapatty area in Jorhat’s Titabor.
During the raid, the police found them with the horn.
According to reports, they had allegedly come to Titabor so that they could sell the rhino horn.
While, Rahman is a resident of Dakhin Hengera and Bauri is a resident of Chutjan Kathoni Bagan. Both in the Golaghat district.
Reports further claimed that the 700 grams horn was supposed to be sold for Rs 1.5 crore.