Guwahati, Sept. 5 -- Authorities in Assam arrested a 25-year-old man and seized illegal wildlife parts at Bindhakata Ghat along the Brahmaputra River on Thursday.

The operation was carried out jointly by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) South Regional Office in Guwahati, Tinsukia Forest Range Office, Chabua Police Station, and Bindhakata Police Post.

Bipul Dang, a resident of Dhodiya Charisuti, Muluk Gaon in Dibrugarh district, was apprehended, while his accomplice, Hemanta Narah, escaped by jumping into the river despite security personnel firing three blank rounds.

The seizure included a leopard skin, seven canine teeth, a skull, several bones, and a pangolin skin, underscoring the persistent threat to India's endangered spec...