Verification Reports On Rhino Horns From12 Treasuries Demanded To Produce Within Two Months

Verification Reports on 12 Treasuries of Rhino Horns demanded within two months breach of time by the Assam government from the committee directed for analysis. Presently 12 treasuries dispersed in the following Golaghat, Guwahati, Tezpur and Nagaon districts of Assam. The 12 members committee will conduct their inspection on rhino horns’ genuineness by opening the trunks in front of those signatories under whose supervision the wildlife property was secured.

Detail of the reports is supposed to be submitted within 60 days of timeline by Sarbananda government and in case if any horn of rhino is detected to be suspicious will be sent for forensic verification. To carry this gigantic task in swift process the experts of the State Forensic Laboratory will arrange a lab in the premises of Golaghat circuit house.

Presence of those officials are very important under whose approval and signature the rhino horns were concealed in treasury before making any proceeding by the government, the official added, "Efforts will be made to open any trunk in presence of maximum possible signatories who would have to authenticate that the trunk was genuine and the seal on the trunk was intact. The strict protocol has been formulated to fix responsibility in case of any unwarranted development.” 

Survey on sealed rhino horn reports of past three decades since 1980 will be conducted by the committee of 12-members including former forest officer and former Assam State Information Commissioner, Mohan Chandra Malakar under whom a forensic scientist, two media representatives, four wildlife experts, RTI activist, and State Forest Department’s four high officials will be directed. 

Verification on each treasury for genuine rhino horn will be conducted in front of those four to five officials who had sealed the rhino horns according to the committee members.