Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man for possessing and trying to sell a tiger skin valued at Rs 40 lakh in Dhamtari district.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Dhamtari Additional Superintendent of Police Manisha Thakur Rawate said the man, Jayram Kawde, hails from Kanker and presently resides in Narayanpur district.
He was caught on a tip when he was heading towards Mukundpur village on a bike without registration number in the Sihawa police station limits.
A tiger skin was found in a plastic bag valued at Rs 40 lakh, Rawate added.
Police seized the skin and the motorcycle. The police are investigating where the man got the skin.
A case under the Wildlife Protection Act has been lodged against Kawde.