India News | Four Arrested, Animal Body Parts, Weapons Seized
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Four people, including a woman, have been arrested and a huge quantity of animal body parts along with weapons have been seized in Assam's Chirang district on Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Guwahati, Jul 16 (PTI) Four people, including a woman, have been arrested and a huge quantity of animal body parts along with weapons have been seized in Assam's Chirang district on Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
'Protecting our Wildlife. Officials of Bijni PS of @chirangpolice in coordination with officials of Manas National Park, conducted a raid and arrested 4 people", the Chief Minister posted on X.
Three animal hunting iron traps, four big size wild boar teeth, bones of wild animals, six wild animal teeth, tiger tongue and tiger hair, 20 pieces of porcupine thorn, pistol grips, iron pipes, among others.
'We are on a mission to eliminate animal poaching and trade,' Sarma added.
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