Guwahati, April 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after persistent and incessant efforts, has arrested an alleged rhino poacher from Dimapur in Nagaland, who had been on the run since 2012.
The arrested accused identified as Raidang Engti, has been absconding in a rhino poaching case registered in 2012.
Engti, a resident of Dimapur, was arrested from Lhomithi village in Dimapur, Nagaland’s commercial city.
The CBI on the request of the Assam government and subsequent notification from central government, took over the investigation after registering a case at Rongmongwe police station in Karbi Anglong district.
A complaint was lodged on July 1, 2012, that a rhino was killed by unidentified poachers and its horn was poached. The carcass of the rhino was lying in a place at Long Koi Tisso Gaon.
“During investigation, it was found that after killing the rhino, the other accused sold the rhino horn to the arrested accused in Dimapur. The complicity of the accused had emerged as the person through whom the poached rhino horn was traded and transacted for a hefty amount,” the statement said.
It further added, “After investigation, a chargesheet was filed on March 31, 2018 against five accused. Investigation was kept open regarding the sale of the rhino horn and to arrest the said accused whose name had emerged during investigation for purchasing the poached rhino horn.”
