Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the state government will soon introduce a Bill in the Assembly on organised crime.
Sarma said, “Forced donation will be considered a criminal offence in Assam. Government to soon bring a bill to the assembly.”
Businessmen and petty traders often alleged forced donation collection by different organisations.
The Assam government has announced a cash reward of Rs five lakh for providing information leading to the arrest of poachers and recovery of the horn of an adult female rhino that was killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP & TR) about a month ago.
Assam’s Special Director General of Police, Law and Order, G.P. Singh on Wednesday offered cash reward of Rs two lakh each leading to the arrest of three suspected poachers and Rs five lakh for providing information facilitating the authority to recover the horn of the killed adult female rhino.
The wanted poachers have been identified as Abdul Matin, 36, Ataur Rahman, 35 and Asmat Ali, 35, – all are residents of Biswanath district of northeastern Assam.
Singh, who is also the chief of the Anti-Rhino Poaching Task Force, also tweeted the announcements and released photographs of the three suspected poachers.
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