The officers of North Bengal Special Task Force and Belakoba forest range seized 1.2 kgs of elephant ivory and arrested two persons from Srirampur Bengal-Assam border on Sunday night. The operation was led by Sanjay Dutta who is head of the Task Force and Ranger, Belakoba forest range.

The accused have been identified as Gem Dorji, a resident Thimpu in Bhutan and Rabindra Basumatary, a resident of Chirang district of Assam. "During the interrogation, the accused persons confessed that they have a connection with the Rhino horn missing case, recently reported from Jaldapara National Park," officials said.