Guwahati: The police arrested another wanted rhino poacher from the Biswanath district in Assam on Saturday.
The accused was by a joint team of the Biswanath and Bongaigaon Police.
The accused has been identified as Ataur Rahman alias Bassa of Vill No 1 Adabheti in Biswanath.
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ADGP (Law and Order) GP Singh in a tweet wrote, “Another wanted rhino poacher arrested today through joint effort of @BiswanathPol and @bongaigaonpolic Ataur Rahman @Bassa, 35 Yrs.”
Earlier another “most wanted” rhino poacher, identified as Abdul Matin, was arrested by the Assam police after almost a year of search.
Matin was arrested by the police from the Darrang district of Assam.
The development was confirmed by the special DG of Assam police – GP Singh.
Singh said that Abdul Matin is one of the main accused responsible for the poaching of a rhino in Kaziranga National Park in Assam in January.
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The police had declared a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Matin and two others.
Following the poaching incident in January, Assam police commandos were deployed in the Kaziranga National Park as a part of the anti-poaching unit.