Police on Saturday arrested three men in possession of tiger skin, skull, bones, and other organs in Byas Municipality-5, Tanahun district.
The arrested have been identified as Arjun Shrestha (39) of Sirubari in Byas Municipality-6; Sanjit Gurung (40) of Okhaldhi in Shuklagandaki Municipality-1 and, Santosh Gurung (32) of Ratanpur in Byas Municipality-1.
Of them, police confiscated two sets of tiger skin, a scooter with the registration number (BA 49 PA 5923), mobile phone, and Rs 1,000 from Arjun; 122 tiger bones, motorcycle with registration number GA 18 PA 5411, mobile phone, and Rs 2,000 from Sanjit. The police also seized a motorcycle with the registration number (BA 25 PA 5451), Rs 3,585, and a mobile phone from Santosh.
