The carcass was found at around 4:30 pm in Bormer beel and its horn was missing, the first such incident in the state after zero-poaching last year.
The event occurred in Mohima gaon in the district.
The carcass of the wild elephant was spotted by the local villagers in the Sontola area in Palashbari of the district.
The arrested individual has been identified as Chakra Brahma.
The rhino is suspected to have passed away due to old age
A heavy storm in the early hours of Monday night disrupted several villages in Bogolijan, Joyhing, Diju, Naoboicha, Laluk, Bangalmara and other areas of the Lakhimpur district
The local people saw the dead body of a rhino floating in the river from the Silghat side of Kaliabor.
As per WCCB, now a day smuggling of pangolin scale is continuously increasing in Assam as well as all over India
It was the second such incident of firing in the forest areas of Dehing Patkai national park this year.
As per the MoU, knowledge between the partners on various aspects of wildlife protection management will be shared
