Assam: Three nabbed with tiger meat, skin in Gossaigaon

Guwahati: At least three suspected poachers were arrested by the forest department from the Raimona National Park in Kokrajhar, Assam on Friday.

The suspected poachers were identified as Anam Basumatary (45), Bedalao Basumatary (40), and Kulu Koila (55), all residents of Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar.

They were suspected of being involved in poaching several animals including elephants, deer, tigers, and other wild animals.

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Officials informed that the suspects were nabbed based on an input.

They were apprehended with at least 5 kilograms of meat, suspected to be of a tiger and its skin.

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The accused were drying up the meat near the Palla River inside the RNP when they were nabbed by the officials.

They were immediately booked under relevant sections of the BNS and Wildlife Protection Act.