Rhino poacher sentenced to 7 years imprisonment

The Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Golaghat, Madhurjya Narayan, sentenced Manik Das of Sonitpur district to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and also to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 and in default of payment of fine, he will have to undergo simple imprisonment of another three months under Section 51 of Wildlife Protection Act read with (Assam Amendment) Act 2009 for killing a rhino. On January 10, 2015 one bullet-ridden carcass of rhino was recovered on the northern side of Khainala of Chibe Chapori under Sixth Addition of Kaziranga National Park.
https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-7-years-rigorous-imprisonment-rhino-poacher.html

Rhino shot dead in Jaldapara, 6 arrested with horn

A gang of poachers, including a "sharp shooter" from Arunachal Pradesh and a teacher, sneaked into the Jaldapara National Park, West Bengal and shot dead an adult female rhino on 5 February 2018, sawing away its horn.  Foresters could nab six of them and recovered the horn. Also, a rifle that they had buried in the forest, and live bullets, were also found.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/six-held-over-rhino-poaching-206976

1 rhino killed in Kaziranga, two more in north Bengal

Poachers were shot dead a rhinoceros and removed its horn in Kaziranga, in an another case bodies of two rhinos killed by poachers were exhumed in Gorumara National Park, North Bengal.
https://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDExMzQwNA%3D%3D

https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170422/jsp/siliguri/story_147587.jsp#.WP2n9dKGOM8

Poachers killed two rhinos

Last weekend poachers killed two rhinos, one each in North Bengal and Kaziranga, Assam.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Lone-rhino-of-Mahananda-poached/articleshow/49716850.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Poachers-kill-another-rhino-in-Kaziranga/articleshow/49713995.cms

Rhino killed in Assam

On 26 October 2015 night, poachers killed a rhinoceros and removed its horn at Majuli in Jorhat district of Assam.
http://thenortheasttoday.com/poachers-chased-one-horned-rhino-from-kaziranga-killed-it-in-majuli/

One more rhino killed in Kaziranga

Poachers armed with sophisticated night-vision enabled riflescope killed one rhino at Kaziranga national park on 2 October 2015. Park officials said that the poachers however, were unable to chop off the horn as forest staff retaliated with heavy firing. The gang comprised three to four poachers and they were also armed with AK series rifles.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kaziranga-lost-another-rhino-to-poachers/articleshow/49207726.cms

Conviction rate of rhino poachers are poor

As per official data, a total of 214 poachers were arrested from different districts of the Assam from 2009 to 2013 (the break-up being 18 in 2009, two in 2010, 19 in 2011, 115 in 2012 and 60 in 2013), yet not a single poacher could be convicted during these four years. The jinx, though, was broken late last year with the conviction of two poachers of Kaziranga. This year too, two more poachers of Orang National Park were convicted in July. But still, the conviction rate has been too poor to be any deterrent to poaching.
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep3015/at057

Rhino poachers convicted in Assam

Two poachers were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment and Rs. 25,000 each for killing a rhinoceros in Orang National Park of Assam in January 2011. Please see the judgement as follows:

Rhino killed in Assam

Poachers have killed yet another rhino in Kaziranga National Park and took its horn on 16 April 2015.
http://www.assamtimes.org/node/13429

Rhino killed again in Kaziranga

Within a span of four days, poachers killed another rhino and took away its horn in Kaziranga National Park, taking the toll of rhinos killed in the park this year to seven. The incident occurred 3rd March night under Burapahar range.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150305/jsp/frontpage/story_7023.jsp#.VPgIfI53Ji8

Poachers killed a rhino in Kaziranga, Assam

Poachers suspected to be militants killed a rhino in Kaziranga National Park, Assam on 3 February 2015.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150204/jsp/frontpage/story_11543.jsp#.VNG6N8mE0yJ

Two more rhinos killed, Assam called army to protect Kaziranga

Last weekend poachers killed two more rhinos in Kaziranga, the first time that empty cartridges of LMGs have been recovered prompting the government to turn to the army for help
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan1115/at043
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150112/jsp/frontpage/story_7951.jsp#.VLNswNKUeIA

Poachers killed a forest guard and a rhino in Assam

Poachers shot dead a rhinoceros and took away its horn and a forest guard was killed in cross firing at Orang National Park on early morning today.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rhinoceros-poached-in-assam-s-sonitpur-district-home-guard-killed-642139

One more rhino killed in Kaziranga

Poachers killed another rhino within a span of two days at Kaziranga National Park on 11 December 2014 and took away its horn.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Kaziranga-rhino-killed/articleshow/45480758.cms

Two rhinos and a tiger killed in Assam

Two rhinos were killed and horn took away by poachers in Assam, one each in Orang and Kaziranga. A tiger suspected to be poisoned was also found dead in Orang on 7 December 2014.
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec1114/state055

Kaziranga fightback yields results

Effective anti-poaching strategies by Kaziranga National Park have resulted in the killing of 21 poachers till date this year — the highest in the past five years at least.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141124/jsp/northeast/story_19079432.jsp#.VHLRGDSUeIA

One more rhino killed, 23rd in Kaziranga this year

Poachers killed one rhino in Kaziranga National Park, Assam on 20 November 2014.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/kaziranga-poachers-kill-23rd-one-horned-rhino.html

Poachers killed a rhino in Pobitora, Assam

An adult male rhino was gunned down and its horn taken away by poachers in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam on 15 November 2014.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/poachers-gun-down-adult-rhino-take-away-horn-in-assam/

Two poachers shot dead in Kaziranga

Two poachers were killed in an encounter with forest guards in Kaziranga National Park on 10 November 2014.
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/two-poachers-killed-in-kaziranga-44101.html

Rhinoceros killed in Manas, Assam

Park officials found the decomposed carcass of a male rhino with bullet injuries and horn missing in Manas National Park on 31 October 2014.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Manas-rhino-killed/articleshow/45007713.cms