Guwahati: Assam Police on Saturday nabbed a rhino poacher who was absconding since long from Roing in Arunachal Pradesh.
According to reports, acting on a tip-off, the state police carried out an operation and arrested a man named Johor Ali.
The police raided the man's house and recovered a rhino horn weighing about two kilograms.
''In a classic example of inter-district cooperation a team led by Dy. SP (HQ), Shri Bivash Das, APS and OC, Sadiya PS arrested an absconded rhino poacher from Roing, Arunachal Pradesh from the lead provided by him, Darrang Police recovered one suspected rhino horn,'' Saidya Police Tweeted.
Reportedly, the apprehended poacher was planning to sell the rhino horn to smugglers.
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