Two Arrested in Kaski for Possessing Rifle Stolen During 'Genji' Protest

Kaski. The Kaski police have arrested two individuals in connection with a weapon stolen during the 'Genji' agitation. Police recovered an INSAS rifle hidden in Bhimsen Tole of Pokhara Metropolitan City-2.

Acting on a tip-off, a team from the District Police Office Kaski and Ward Police Office Bagar took them into custody on Monday afternoon. Those arrested have been identified as Rabi Chaudhary, 18, originally from Mahottari and currently residing in Nayabazar, Pokhara-9, and Raj Kumar, 18, originally from India and residing in Archalbote, Pokhara-2.

During police interrogation, they confessed to looting the weapon from the police station and setting fires during the 'Genji' agitation that took place on Bhadra 24. They had hidden the looted weapon inside a pile of firewood in the shed of Indra Bahadur Bhari's house in Bhimsen Tole.

During a search of the same location, police found the INSAS rifle, marked 'Rifle 5.56 MM M3226', hidden amidst the firewood. Legal proceedings have been initiated against both individuals arrested with the weapon under charges related to illegal possession of arms and ammunition.

According to DSP Hari Bahadur Basnet, spokesperson for the Kaski Police, further investigation is underway after the Kaski District Court granted a six-day remand for the suspects.