Sahakarnagar police station officials arrested two men on Sunday evening for possessing a leopard skin worth Rs 8 lakh. The duo was identified as Mani Mahadev Yashwant alias Sachin (28) and Prakash Dorai Swamy (28). While Yashwant hails from Kolhapur, Swamy is from Tamil Nadu.

Making a killing: Cops display the leopard skin they seized from Mani Yashwant and Prakash Swamy (below). Pics/Mohan Patil

The two were booked under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and were remanded in police custody for the next four days by the Judicial Magistrate (First Class).