India, Nov. 23 -- Five people have been arrested in Assam's Biswanath district for allegedly attempting to sell the bones and skin of a Royal Bengal tiger, forest officials said.

According to Biswanath divisional forest officer (DFO) Ritu Paban Borah, the arrests followed an intel operation conducted by the Biswanath Wildlife Division under the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve.

"They were detained on Saturday, and after initial investigation, were arrested under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act," Borah said.

The arrested individuals were identified as Eilaram Doley (32), Kerani Kaman (35), Pulish Kutum (41), Ripun Pegu (24), and Dipen Pegu (41), all residents of the Gohpur area in Biswanath district.

Borah said that the bones, ...