Anthrax outbreak in Kaziranga,seven wild buffaloes dead Guwahati, August 14 (Agencies): At least seven wild buffaloes were found dead in the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Sunday following the outbreak of deadly anthrax, a media report said. According to CNN-News18, Kaziranga park authorities today confirmed the outbreak of the deadly bacterial infection among animals in Kaziranga following floods that hit the state recently. DSP killed in gun battle in Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, August 14 (PTI): A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and a civilian were killed in an exchange of fire between police and anti-socials near Chayangtajo in East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, a police officer said on Sunday. The incident occurred when DSP Bomto Kamdak was leading a police team to the area to arrest an alleged rapist Togyung Yangfo, who escaped from jail a year ago, at around 7 PM on Saturday night. On seeing the approaching police team, Yangfo and his accomplices fired prompting the police to retaliate and in the gun battle the DSP and a civilian Sai Bagang were killed while a woman identified as Achang Cheda Yangfo sustained bullet injuries, the police officer said. The body of the DSP was brought to district hospital at Seppa, while the woman with three bullet injuries in her chest was airlifted to Guwahati, he said. Nigerian held at Agartala airport for illegal entry Agartala, August 14 (The Hindu): Security agencies on Sunday detained a Nigerian youth at Agartala airport a day after he illegally entered Tripura from Bangladesh. The detention occurred within three days of arrest of a man from Congo on Bangladesh side of Tripura border. Police identified the Nigerian as Thaiok Nowabo. He was trying to travel to Kolkata with fake documents. Nowabo is currently held at the Airport police station. He would be produced before court on Monday. Border Guards, Bangladesh (BGB) recently captured Badila Sidmin Sanselvig from a location along border with Tripura. The man from Congo entered Bangladesh from Sonamura in west Tripura. Senior police officer to investigate Kalikho Pul's death Itanagar, August 14 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed that a senior police officer not below the rank of an IGP will head the investigation into the alleged suicide of former state CM Kalikho Pul. Khandu said this during a high-level meeting with Chief Secretary Shakuntala Doley Gamlin, DGP S Nithianandam and Principal Secretary (Home) Satya Gopal to review the law and order situation of the state capital yesterday, a communique from the Chief Minister's office said today. Khandu also asked the police to expedite the investigation into Pul's death and complete it within the shortest possible time. However, an IGP was yet to be named to head the investigation. Pul, a rebel Congress MLA, who had become Chief Minister of the state on February 19 amid political drama that had begun in December last year, ceased to hold the office following a Supreme Court judgement of July 13.
