Silchar, June 25 -- Seven endangered golden langurs rescued from an alleged interstate wildlife trafficking network in Assam earlier this month were released back into the wild on Wednesday after rehabilitation, while one of the eight rescued primates died during treatment, state forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said.

Following rehabilitation and scientific monitoring, the surviving langurs were released in Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).

Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) had busted an alleged interstate wildlife trafficking network in Chirang district and rescued eight golden langurs on June 20.

Mallabaruah said the rescued langurs had been rehabilitated and reintroduced into their natur...