Five Arrested in Kaziranga Bird-Hunting Raid as Rare Goose Is Rescued

Overview

• A joint team from the Biswanath Ghat Range and the Crime Investigation Range detained five suspects at the Kaziranga northern range site.
• Forest officials rescued a live bird suspected to be a Cotton Pygmy Goose, a Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
• Seized items included a fishing net, two mobile phones, a torch and two white bags, according to authorities.
• The arrested individuals were identified as Saiful Islam, Anowar Hussain, Tamsar Ali, Abul Hussain and Fukir Ali.
• Investigators said the men admitted during questioning that they consume or sell wild birds and had engaged in similar activity previously.