Kathmandu, April 10 -- A buffer division team at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Sunday, arrested Fariyad alias Lamboo, the notorious kingpin of a tiger poaching gang that operates in Nepal and India.

According to the reserve, the division following a tip-off about his movements had ambushed Fariyad and his aide Rizwan alias Bengali, who were on their way to Nepal. While the division managed to nab Fariyad, search continues for Rizwan who managed to escape the ambush.

In its press statement, the reserve said Fariyad was carrying five tiger bones as samples for Nepali buyers. He has been charged with a total of 11 cases-six in India and five in Nepal-for tiger hunting and wildlife poaching.

"Fariyad used to sell the poa...