BANKE, Nov 3: Four individuals have been arrested with red panda hide in Banke on Tuesday. Police arrested them from Kohalpur-based New Rapti Guest House at 10:30 this morning.
Subhas Khadka, spokesperson for the District Police Office in Banke, said that the four persons were arrested acting on a tip-off that they were bargaining the price of red panda hide with a team of plainclothes police personnel who had reached the guest house as buyers.
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The arrestees have been identified as Lal Bahadur Nepali, Ganesh Nepali, Umesh Bahadur Thapa and Dinesh Karki. The red panda is listed as an endangered species of wildlife.
