Bunder police have seized tiger skin and arrested two persons in this regard at Old Service bus stand in Mangalore on Friday. The arrested are Hasainar (34) and H Raghuram (41), both from Manjeshwar in Kasargod district.
According to the police, they received a phone call stating that two persons were moving in a suspicious manner at old service bus stand. Minutes later, the police arrested the duo and seized the tiger skin in their possession. Upon investigation, the duo revealed that they were trying to sell tiger skin valued at over Rs 6 lakh.
The arrested have also told the police that they procured the tiger skin from Manjeshwar and were waiting for potential buyers in Mangalore. The team that arrested the duo included Inspector Umesh G Shet, PSIs C Kiran and Narayana Baindoor among others.