KATHMANDU: Two persons have been arrested with a hide of an animal of cat family, from Kageshwori Manohara of Kathmandu, on Friday.

Janak Tamang (18) from Majhuwa VDC-5 of Ramechhap district and Khambaraj Magar (28) from Baraha VDC-6 of Udayapur district was arrested from Srijanatole, Kageshwor Manohara Municipality-11 with the 80 cm long and 35 cm wide hide, police said.

A team deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police had nabbed them with the hide of yet-to-be-identified wild animal, police added.

The suspects have been sent to the District Forests Office, Hattisar for further investigations and actions.