Poacher shot at while attempting to flee police custody in Assam
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A poacher was shot at and injured while he was attempting to flee police custody in Assam. During an investigation at a spot, he attacked a constable and tried to escape.
A poacher was shot at and injured while he was attempting to flee police custody in Biswanath district, Assam, on Monday.
The poacher was arrested on Saturday in the Juria area in neighbouring Nagaon district, on the charges of killing a one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, as reported by news agency PTI.
He tried to escape police custody when a police team took him to the spot where he had hidden his weapons. He had bought the weapons from Nagaland's Dimapur to kill the rhinoceros and remove its horn.
When they reached the Suwaguri area, he suddenly attacked a constable and attempted to escape.
Police asked him to stop and fired a warning shot in the air, but he did not stop running even then and was shot in the leg.
He was admitted to a hospital for treatment and was said to be in a stable condition.
(With inputs from PTI)
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