Our Correspondent
MANGALDAI: Darrang Police arrested two notorious poachers, including one of Nagaland, and recovered a .303 rifle from their possession. According to Superintendent of Police Sreejith Thiraviam, on October 7 at around 9.30 pm, a team of police headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (HQ), Amit Hojai and Officer in-charge of Shyampur Police Station, Sub-Inspector Nipu Kalita conducted an operation at Rowmari Bazar area under Shyampur Police Station and arrested two rhino poachers. The police recovered one .303 rifle, one magazine, 5 live rounds of ammunition, one silencer, a bottle containing dark liquid suspected to be tranquillizer and four syringes from their possession.
Both the arrested poachers have been identified as Sailendra Kemprai (40), son of Badoral Kemprai of village Dhansiripar in Dimapur and Khairul Jaman (32), son of Sasimuddin of village No. 1 Langgia under Dhing Police Station in Nagaon district.