Jalpaiguri: Four poachers were arrested on Saturday with an elephant tusk and a rifle belonging to Assam Rifles in Birpara forest of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
Acting on a tip off, the four poachers were arrested by police while three others, who were with them, managed to flee, Ranger of Baikunthapur forest, Sanjay Dutta said.
The poachers had entered the forest Friday night in a vehicle, he said.
Acting on a tip off, the four poachers were arrested by police while three others, who were with them, managed to flee, Ranger of Baikunthapur forest, Sanjay Dutta said.
The poachers had entered the forest Friday night in a vehicle, he said.
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