Large Quantities of Illegal Firearms Recovered in Two Districts

Kathmandu. Large quantities of illegal weapons have been recovered from two separate districts. 

In Dhading, police arrested two people with two muzzle-loading guns, while in Pyuthan, fifteen single-barreled muzzle-loading guns were recovered from various places in an unclaimed state.

Police took two people into custody with two muzzle-loading guns from Gola Bhanjyang, Ward No. 11, Nilkantha Municipality, Dhading, on Monday evening. Those arrested are Shyam Bahadur Shakya, 33, a local resident of Gola Bhanjyang, and Sant Bahadur Gurung, 32, residing in Ward No. 9 of the same municipality. Based on specific information about illegally transporting or concealing weapons, a special police team from the District Police Office, Dhading, apprehended them red-handed with the guns.

Similarly, in Pyuthan district, police found a total of 15 single-barreled muzzle-loading guns from two different locations. Thirteen single-barreled muzzle-loading guns were recovered on Tuesday morning from Khadak Community Forest in Hanspur, Ward No. 3, Sarumarani Rural Municipality, Pyuthan. A patrol team from Baddanda Police Post found these guns hidden in the forest in a suspicious manner.

In another incident in Pyuthan, two single-barreled muzzle-loading guns were recovered on Monday evening from a stream in Pataur, Ward No. 7, Naubahini Rural Municipality. A joint police team from Lumbane Area Police Office and Phopli Police Post found these guns hidden in the stream. It has not yet been revealed by whom and for what purpose these weapons were hidden in the forest and stream.

Local police offices are proceeding with legal procedures and conducting further necessary investigations regarding the individuals arrested with weapons and the unclaimed guns found.