Overview

• Park staff on patrol near the Rahmanpur camp confronted a group around 12:30 am after detecting movement and flashes of light.
• Officials say the suspects opened fire when asked to identify themselves, and forest personnel returned fire in self-defense.
• The deceased was identified as Khalilur Rahman, and no forest personnel were injured in the exchange.
• Investigators recovered a backpack with six live .303 rounds, an axe, a mobile phone, iron tools, dry rations and, according to park staff, a specially designed silencer.
• The body was recovered around 8:30 am in the presence of police and an executive magistrate and sent for post-mortem, as joint teams continue to search for the other suspects.