How Kaziranga Can Be A Safe Ground For Animals When Poachers Are Powerfully Armed Than The Patrolling Force?

It is not more than a week when Rhino deaths tolled to eighteen this year and suspected poachers originating from Karbi Anglong were tracked by joint security forces and busted their camp, unsurfaced sophisticated and powerful arms like AK-56 rifle, 23 rounds caliber 303 rifle, 52 rounds caliber M-4 rifle, 142 rounds caliber AK series rifle, 303 rifle and four grenades.

If these highly armed poachers targets Kaziranga National Park then they can easily bring down unaware guards at rhino prone areas and steal away with precious horn. It is with joint operation by Assam police along with proficient battalion of Karbi Anglong Forest department were successfully able to comb the dense jungle of Ram-Laksman hills to bust the poacher’s camp and seize one rhino horn along with arms otherwise poachers would have roamed unchallenged.

KNP security is not potent enough without strong direction from intelligence about possible attack including proficient patrol personnel and powerful arms to counteract the situation.