THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: According to a Kerala Police officer, an Assam resident who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh and was on the run after being listed as the prime accused in a WildLife Act case was apprehended in Tamil Nadu's Nilambur by a team of police officials from both states.

Asarath Ali, the accused, was wanted in Assam for hunting down a one-horned rhinoceros, and the police had offered a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on him. The arrest was made on Thursday, according to a police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

"For the past three days, an Assam Police team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police has been in the state. The accused, Asarath Ali, was apprehended by a joint police team from a labour camp near here where migrant workers live. His arrest was recorded, and he was taken away by an Assam police squad after the legal process was completed "According to the police officer.

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