Sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department’s forest cell, on Wednesday, arrested two contract employees of the Bannerghatta Biological Park who were trying to sell a deer pelt.
The CID team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Balramegowda, approached the duo, identified as Narayanaswamy (30) and Naga Mada (27), pretending to be clients. They nabbed them red-handed outside the park where they were waiting to deliver the deer pelt.
The duo have been booked under various section of the Wildlife Act and handed over to the jurisdictional Bannerghatta police. The police are questioning the duo to ascertain the source of the pelt and their criminal background.