KATHMANDU: Police have arrested three persons with ivory tusks from Samjhana Chowk of Baijnath Rural Municipality in Banke Friday.

The arrested have been identified as Dal Bahadur Sunar, 50, of Dang, Tikaram Sunar, 85, and Dhan Bahadur Sunar, 48, of Bardiya.

Banke District Police Office said they recovered two tusks when a search on them based on tip-off was carried out. Further investigation into them is underway, police added.