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RHINO HORN WORTH RS. 40 LAKH RECOVERED IN FALAKATA
By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI Falakata) ~ Edited By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri)
Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 12th January, 2016: SSB of Falakata 53 No. Batallion, in a secret tip off recovered a Rhino’s horn and cash worth Rs. 3130 along with Bhutanese currency worth Rs. 1700. Apart from this a mobile phone, few lottery tickets were also recovered. A person was also arrested in the process. The person is known as Gokul Chettri and is a milkman by profession, a resident of Madarihat. He however denied of any information about the recovered items because he was just a carrier. The Rhino horn has a diameter of 18 inch and length of 6 inch. The cost is estimated around Rs. 40 lakh 12 thousand in the market. It is later handed over to the Jaldapara Forest Department.
Photo: Arunangshu Maitra (TNI)