Police detained four people in possession of the tiger’s hide and bones from Kohalpur Municipality-11, Banke, on Thursday.

A joint police team from the Lumbini Province Investigation Bureau and the Area Police Office in Kohalpur seized one piece of hide and around 6.8 kg of bones of the animal from the suspects.

Prabin Kumar KC and Sunil Chunara of Dailekh, Lokendra Shahi of Achham and Karna Bahadur Rokaya of Jajarkot are those arrested for investigation, said police.

The Division Forest Office in Banke has been carrying out further investigation into the case.

According to forest officer Ajit Kumar Karna, the seized skin is of an adult female tiger which has two bullet injuries in the neck area.