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Biswanath Police Arrest Suspect With Rhino Horn While Partner Escapes

Behali Police arrested 42-year-old Puniram Baguwar in Biswanath district on September 20, 2026, recovering a rhino horn from his possession while his alleged supplier fled through nearby fields.

Nilakshi Barman | | 2 min read

Biswanath Police Arrest Suspect With Rhino Horn While Partner Escapes
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In Brief:

  1. Police apprehended Puniram Baguwar at Mikir Gaon along the PWD road and seized a rhino horn wrapped inside a bag.
  2. Accomplice Mira Orang (alias Mainul Ali) escaped into the Cherelia village jungle during the police encounter.
  3. Baguwar stated during initial police questioning that Orang supplied the rhino horn for him to sell.

Acting on intelligence received by the Biswanath District Senior Superintendent of Police at 1:30 PM on September 20, 2026, Behali Police set up a checkpoint along the PWD road at Mikir Gaon. At approximately 2:30 PM, officers spotted two men walking from Cherelia Bengali Gaon. One suspect fled into nearby paddy fields upon seeing the police, while officers apprehended 42-year-old Puniram Baguwar, a resident of Kachamari village. A search of Baguwar's bag yielded a rhino horn.

During interrogation, Baguwar stated that Mira Orang (alias Mainul Ali), also from Kachamari village, handed him the rhino horn to find a buyer. Police launched a search operation in the Cherelia village forest area, but Orang evaded arrest. Behali Police Station registered a case regarding illegal wildlife trade and maintained ongoing search operations to track the absconding suspect.

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