A police team on Wednesday arrested two persons along with a leopard skin in their possession in Kondagaon district of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said.
Following a precise tip-off, police have nabbed two persons identified as Ram Baran Shardul (40) and Hemant Rao (21) coming under in limits of Vishrampuri police station and seized a leopard skin from their possession, informed police, elaborating that the estimated market value of seized leopard skin could around `5 lakh.
According to the police, initial investigation revealed that the duo hailing from Kondagaon has procured the leopard skin from Odisha and brought here to sell. Further investigation in connection with the case is underway.
Police have registered a case under section 39, 44 and 51 of Wildlife Protection Act, added police.