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Two poachers arrested in Assam's Morigaon district

Two poachers, suspected to be involved in elephant poaching, were today arrested in Morigaon district.

Morigaon: Two poachers, suspected to be involved in elephant poaching, were today arrested in Morigaon district.

They were planning to poach a rhino at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and were allegedly involved in elephant poaching in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary recently, a police officer said.

Acting on a tip off, police and forest protection staff arrested them from a house in Mayong area near Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary early this morning.

The duo have been identified as Sirajul Islam and Genggu Ali, he said.

A rifle and bullets were recovered from their possession, he said.

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