The Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, arrested two different groups from Suryabinayak on Wednesday and Thursday. The groups were carrying with them illegal wildlife parts.

According to the range, a group of five individuals was arrested on Wednesday with animal skin (which looks like that of a leopard) and two gallbladders (which looks like that of a bear). Two more individuals were arrested with an elephant tusk weighing 250 grams on Thursday. The five individuals arrested with the animal skin have been identified as Ananda Tamang, Manoj Karki, Narendra Tamang, Ratna Bahadur Majhi, and Bishnu Bahadur Majhi.

Similarly, the two individuals arrested with the tusk have been identified as Rupesh Khadka and Bhaskar Poudel.

“We received a tip-off regarding both the groups. Following the tip-off, we arrested them,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Reuti Raman Pokhrel, spokesperson of the range, told the Post. As per the range, all the arrested individuals have given different information to the police, in regards to how they came in contact with the animal parts. “Three individuals gave three different answers when they were interrogated separately. Because of this, we are not sure where they brought the wildlife parts from,” said Pokhrel.