Tezpur:
A male rhino was killed by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Thursday.
The poachers killed the rhino at Burachapori inside the Agratoli range of the park and forest guards on hearing gunshots rushed to the area and opened fire injuring one of the gang, Range Officer of Agratoli Range Ikramul Majid said.
The injured poacher and another, however, managed to flee.
The forest guards seized two SBBL guns, several sharp weapons and camping equipment, Majid said.