Overview

• On May 29, a joint team detected armed suspects near the Dhanbari area and exchanged fire for about 30 minutes before killing one individual.
• Officials recovered an AK-56 rifle, a .303 rifle, 14 rounds of live ammunition, an axe, food supplies, and a torch at the encounter site.
• The injured suspect was rushed to Swahid Kamala Miri Civil Hospital in Bokakhat, where he was declared dead on arrival.
• This incident is the second fatal encounter in Kaziranga this month, following a similar standoff on May 21.
• Authorities have launched a comprehensive manhunt for remaining poaching suspects to strengthen protection of the park’s one-horned rhinoceroses.