Guwahati, March 14 : At least three poachers were killed in a road mishap at Baihata Chariali, outskirts of Guwahati after the car they were traveling collided head on with a bus on Tuesday morning, police said.
Security personnel had recovered a rhino horn along with a rifle from the car used by the poacher gang.
Police said that, two persons suspected to be members of a rhino poaching racket were killed on spot and two others seriously injured.
One of the injured persons succumbed his injuries at hospital.
Police had recovered a blood stained rhino horn, which was suspected to be chopped on Monday night from the car.
Security personnel also recovered a rifle, several rounds ammunition, sharp weapons, brown sugar packets from the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Assam police and forest department officials have started investigation following seizure of the rhino horn.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
