A 23-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in Nepal for allegedly carrying a tiger hide, bones and two pistols.
The suspect identified as Anuj Kumar Pandey was arrested yesterday from lakhimpur district in Nepal.A police team deployed from the Far-Western Regional Office, Dipayal, under the command of Sub Inspector Birendra Johar, apprehended Pandey from Baishakha area in Belauri-1. The team seized an eight-feet-long and 2.3 inch-wide tiger hide, 19 kg bones and two pistols from his possession. Police said that Pandey has been handed over to the District Forest Office to conduct further investigation.