In 2022 the state of Assam reported no rhino poaching incidents. Talking to the media Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 1 January 2023 shared this positive news. Taking to Twitter GP Singh, Special DGP of Assam said, “Our efforts against Rhino poaching have yielded good results. In 2022, not a single Rhino was killed by poachers in Assam. The last such incident happened on December 28, 2021, in Hilkund, Kohora, Golaghat district. Our efforts against poaching will continue.” Since the year 2020, the special DGP shared the figures for rhino poaching in Assam.