21 Mar 24

Kolkata: Notorious poacher Rikoch Narjari, a most-wanted outlaw in the northeast, has been arrested in the Kamrup district of Assam.

Narjari, who also goes by the names of Devid Guite and Damra, was arrested on Tuesday by the joint effort of Bengal’s forest force and Assam’s forest and police personnel. He was brought to Bengal on Wednesday.

Narjari is allegedly behind multiple rhino poaching incidents in Jaldapara National Park since 2014 and has connections with international smuggling networks.“Rikoch is the biggest poacher of this generation. With his arrest, we hope to bust his entire poaching racket. His arrest is an example of a collective cross-border action against poaching,” said Debal Roy, Bengal’s chief wildlife warden and principal chief conservator of forest.

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