Man Arrested in Jhapa for Possessing Pistol and Ammunition Stolen During 'Janjati' Movement
Jhapa. Police have arrested one person along with a pistol and 40 rounds of ammunition that were looted from the Area Police Office, Anarmani, during the Janjati movement. District Police Office spokesperson Khagendra Bahadur Khadka informed that the arrested individual is Sujay Rajbanshi, 22, of Kankai Municipality-8.
Police raided the house of local Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar on Sunday based on a special tip-off that illegal firearms and narcotics were being hidden there.
On that occasion, police recovered one 989 MM pistol and 40 rounds of ammunition hidden by his 22-year-old son, Saugat Thapa Magar, inside a plastic drum in the chicken coop behind the house.
Spokesperson Khadka informed that Saugat, who was involved in the incident, is absconding. He stated that Rajbanshi, involved in the looting, will be prosecuted under the Muluki Criminal Code, 2074.
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