Assam man found in possession of dead hornbill parts; arrested

BAKSA: Casque of a hornbill bird has been recovered along the Indo-Bhutan border near Tamulpur subdivision of Assam's Baksa district.

The arrested accused has been identified as Dewan Soren (28), a resident of Dongargaon village of Tamulpur.

Based on a tip-off, troops of the 24th Battalion of SSB, Rangiya, along with the forest officials of Kumarikata conducted an operation on Saturday and caught the hunter red-handed.

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Police recovered bows and organs of various animals from the accused's possession.

Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a tropical and subtropical bird family found in Africa, Asia, and Melanesia.

They have a long, down-curved head that is typically brightly colored and sometimes has a casque (made of the same material as human nails) on the upper mandible.

Illegal logging and poaching for its precious casque are driving the hornbill to extinction.

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