Guwahati: The Forest Department on Saturday nabbed five persons for allegedly killing a royal Bengal tiger in the Kohora range of Kaziranga National Park.
As per reports, the accused identified as Shyamol Suklabaidya, Hira Munda, Jairam Chaunra, Sanjay Chaunra, and Rajesh Gowala, were apprehended from No.1 Shildubi area near the Kohora range of Kaziranga National Park.
Notably, on February 28 this year, the carcass of a royal tiger along with the carcass of a cow was found in the No. 1 Shildubi near the Kahora range.
After this, the forest department was of the opinion that the tiger was killed following which they launched a probe and collected samples of the body and sent it to the forensic laboratory.
Reportedly, the Forensic report revealed that the tiger was poisoned to death.
In June this year, Forest Protection personnel of Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve (ONPTR) in Darrang district arrested three miscreants in connection with the killing of a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger in the Park.
The three arrested accused, namely Ajibur Rahman, Hasmat Ali, and Mohammad ML, are all residents of No 2. Bosa Simalu village under Borsola Police Outpost of Dhekiajuli Police Station in Sonitpur district were apprehended from their hideout in Lohoria Char of Morigaon district along the southern border of the Tiger Reserve.
They, along with two of their accomplices, had gone underground since the night of June 4 when the forest team had searched for the dead tiger and subsequently dug out its semi-decomposed carcass from the campus of the accused Ajibur's brother, Gajibur in his absence, said a Tiger Reserve source.
It was suspected that the male tiger was killed by mixing poison with its prey.
Also watch: