Poaching refuses die down in the flooded KazirangaNational Park where 3 rhinos were killed for horns during the last 24 hours. That too in the presence of forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma, who arrived in the national park on Wednesday afternoon.
Poachers have killed a full grown rhino on Thursday wee hours when a huge portion of the world heritage site is still reeling under flood. The incident took place in the Bagori range where the forest guards spotted the carcass in the morning. Poachers were believed to have taken away the horn. The incident took place a day after poachers killed a full grown female rhino along with her calf on Wednesday. A section of the KNP officials has tried to blame it all on the flood. But the missing horn has proved, beyond doubt, that it was case of rhino poaching.
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Violent protest broke out in Azara as the angry local residents on Friday clashed with policemen who resorted to lathicharge to disperse the mob. As policemen started beating up the people, a section of the protesters pelted stones at the policemen. The protestors alleged that the police have been trying to call it an accident. A section of media people has been injured in the violent protest.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused of running nefarious cartel of meat, fish and onion across the state. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, state unit president Sarbananda Sonowal said that the Congress government has been patronizing the cartel. He said that these cartels were responsible for soaring onion prices. He further dared the government to take action against these cartel runners.
Tension prevails in Azara after police recovered two bodies of unidentified girls from J ogipara who were raped and murdered on October 22 midnight. The situation started simmering as soon police tried to justify it a case of car accident. Local residents in large number refused to leave the police station premise alleging that the police officials are taking the side of the culprits. Someone among the irate mob set on fire the WagoneR seized in this connection. Guwahati MP Bijoya Chakrabortty visited the police station and asked the police office to efficiently deal with the crime. She further asked the agitated people to remain calm.
Two person were killed and two others have been injured in a road mishap in Jorhat district on Friday. The mishap took place early in the morning on the National Highway at Koliapani when a speeding dumper knocked down four persons who were walking. Two died on the spot while two others including a minor boy have been injured. The deceased were identified as Shiva Kurmi and Madhab Gogoi. The dumper managed to flee from the spot.
Rhino poaching refuses to halt in Kaziranga. Poachers have killed yet another rhino in the famed Kaziranga National Park. The incident took place on Thursday night at the Burhapahar range. Hearing sounds of shooting forest gaurds launched an operation where an encounter took place. The poachers were believed to have left the spot even after killing a full grown rhino. The body was spotted at a water body in the wee hours. The horn was found intact. With this, the total number of rhinos killed in Kaziranga has gone up to 35.
Yet another gruesome twin murder case sent anger and shockwave across the state where two girls were raped and murdered near the Borjhar airport. The entire sensational case came to light when police interrogated the driver and owner of a car after it was found abandoned near the railline. After marathan interrogation, the driver confessed that he along two others killed two girls and the bodies were broght in the vehicle to be dumped at a waterbody beside of the rail line. One semi naked body was found on Thursday while the another was found in the hours on Friday. Those arrested include Nripen Das, Kishore Das....drivers and the owner of the vehicle Gopal Barman.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav married Elizabeth Colburn, an English girl at a high profile wedding ceremony in Delhi where traditional Ahome formalities were observed on Wednesday night. Elizabeth's father handed over his daughter following the traditional Ahom chaklong formalities performed by a group of moulung headed by Dr Jogen Phukan at Sunheribag. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi along with top political leaders are expected to attend the reception on Thursday.
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