Two poachers arrested; rhino horn seized

Morigaon, Assam: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two poachers and seized a horn of the highly endangered one-horned rhino from their possession in Morigaon district.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Nabi Ali and Muzibur Rahman from Borsola village and seized the rhino horn from them, police sources said.

Police suspect that the poachers killed a rhino inside Orang wildlife sanctuary in lower Assam and were taking shelter in the village.