The arrested rhino poacher will be presented before the Competent Court in Dimapur in connection with his involvement in rhino poaching.
Digital Desk: According to reports released on Thursday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended a rhino poacher from Nagaland who had fled during an operation.
The CBI carried out operations against five suspects involved in a rhino poaching at the behest of the Assam government, sources stated.
The CBI detained a rhino poacher who had fled from the Lhomithi area of Dimapur during this operation.
The accused has been identified as Raidang Engti, hailing from Dimapur.
The arrested rhino poacher will be presented before the Competent Court in Dimapur in connection with his involvement in rhino poaching.
Notably, the CBI registered the case at the Assam government's request and took over the investigation in 2012.
The carcass of a rhinoceros believed to have been slain by suspected poachers was found at Longkoi Tisso Gaon in Karbi Anglong.
A charge sheet was submitted against five suspects in the rhino poaching case later in 2018.
The body of a rhino poacher who escaped capture by the authorities was discovered floating in the Brahmaputra River in Assam earlier this month.
Saidul Islam, the poacher, reportedly escaped police custody while being brought to the Kaziranga National Park's Bagori range to find the rhino carcass whose horn had been stolen.
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