NEPALGUNJ, Oct 31: Police have arrested three leopard skin and bone traders from a hotel in Kohalpur, Banke. Police arrested them from Sagar Guest House at Kohalpur-11 on the basis of information that leopard skin and bones are being traded at the hotel.
A team of the Area Police Office, Kohalpur, arrested Hira Singh BK, 35, of Rapti Sonari-9 Dhakeri Banke, Ramesh Vayah, 24, of Surkhet Panchpuri Municipality Ward 7 and Basanta BC, 28, of the same place, from room number 205 of the hotel.
Two arrested with leopard hide
“A leopard skin and 40 grams of bones were recovered from them,” said Madhusudan Neupane, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Banke. He said that further investigation into the matter is underway.