Rhino horn seized
Alipurduar: Forest officials today seized the horn of a rhinoceros and a British metal coin, dating back to 1818, from a smuggler of animal body parts. Rahul Ami was arrested from his house in Pinki Chowpathi. Kalyan Das, the Jalpaiguri divisional forest officer, said the horn may fetch at least Rs 10 lakh in the international market. One month ago, Manosh Acharjee, the officer of Dalgaon range under Jalpaiguri forest division, received information that Rahul had in his possession the horn of a rhino. Manosh and his staff started keeping tabs on him.
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