KATHMANDU: Four persons were arrested in possession of red panda hide from Kapan in the capital.
The Metropolitan Crime Control Division made public the arrested ones on Tuesday.
The arrested ones were Surya Bahadur Bhujel from Sindhuli, Suk Bahadur Lama from Dhading, Kamala Tamang from Kathmandu and Yubaraj Sapkota from Kaski, said Senior Superintendent of Police Sahakul Thapa.
Acting on a tip-off that the parts of endangered animal were being sold, a police team mobilized by the Division arrested them from Budhanilakantha municipality-12.
The Division further said the arrested ones were handed over to the District Forest Office, Kathmandu, for further investigation and action.
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