The latest carcass was recovered on Sunday from Gograi area under Kohora forest range of the park. The poachers chopped off the horn but could not take it away because the forest officials rushed to the spot after hearing gunshots.
"In the gun-battle poachers left the bag behind. The encounter took place on the banks of the Brahmaputra. We also saw the poachers jumping into the river to escape gunfire. They also left behind a .303 rifle and six rounds of ammunition," a park official said.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, two rhinos were killed by poachers, also under the Kohora range.
The latest killing also brought back the spectre of how poachers are bent on gunning down rhinos especially when the state is busy gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls.
With the latest killing the state has lost 12 rhinos from January this year — 11 in Kaziranga alone and one in Manas national park. Last year, 40 rhinos were poached in the state, with the toll in Kaziranga reaching 35. Kaziranga has 2000-odd rhinos.
TOI on Sunday reported that wildlife crime experts had apprehensions about poachers stepping up killing of rhinos in the run-up to the polls, taking advantage of the election atmosphere when security forces, civil administration and other enforcement agencies are busy in running election affairs.
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