Guwahati, Feb. 8 -- A top IFS officer in Assam has managed to evade investigation by the Chief Minister's Special Vigilance Cell for the past seven years, despite serious allegations of corruption and wildlife crime.

The BJP-led government, known for swift action against minor bribery cases, has remained silent on this matter for unknown reasons.

Journalist and activist Dilip Nath from Dhekiajuli has accused former Nagaon Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jitendra Kumar of orchestrating the killing of a stray female rhino that had wandered into Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in 2018.

According to Nath, Kumar not only facilitated the rhino's killing but also sold its horn to smugglers.

Nath said that he personally filed complaints ...