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| September 27, 2012 | Jayanthi Natarajan orders probe into Kaziranga rhino poaching | | New Delhi: Minister for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan, has ordered an immediate probe into Kaziranga rhino poaching. Natarajan, who has ordered that an immediate investigation
be conducted into this incident by a team from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau,
has desired that the investigation should be completed within one week, and the
perpetrators brought to justice. She has also written to Assam Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi asking for all assistance in this regard and to prevent future incidents.
"I am shocked and distressed by the callous exploitation by unscrupulous poachers
of the natural disaster of floods and of helpless animals fleeing to find safe
shelter. I am determined to ensure that these criminals are brought to justice
and that such incidents do not recur in future," she said. In view of the reports
of poaching of rhino horn as a result of poachers targeting rhinos fleeing the
flooded areas of Kaziranga National Park requiring immediate action, the Ministry
of Environment & Forests has constituted a team of officers to inquire into the
reported killings of Rhinos by poachers in Assam . The team consists of C. Behra,
Regional Deputy Director, Eastern Region, Kolkata; A.K. Jha, Assistant Director
(Intelligence), BHQ, Delhi ; L. Kuruvilla, Assistant Director, SR, Chennai; and
K.K. Sarma, Wildlife Inspector, NR, Delhi . The team will immediately reach the
spot to start investigations. The team will also seek assistance from the local
agencies in detailed investigation of the case and conduct inter-agency coordination
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