Mangaldoi (Assam), Mar 22 A poacher was killed in a gunfight with forest guards in Orang National Park, famed for tigers and elephants, in Assam's Darrang district.
Three poachers had entered the park and exchanged fire with a patrolling team of forest guards at Jaroni camp area last night, police said today.
Two of the poachers escaped, while the body of the third was recovered today along with three rounds of live ammunition and as many empty cartridges, an axe and three carry bags, they said.
The poachers had entered the southern end of the park with the intention of killing animals but were prevented from doing so by the forest guards, officials said.
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