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Person arrested with pistol and wildlife parts

KathmanduPati October 21, 2020

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TANAHU : Police have arrested a person terrorising people with illegal firearms. The arrested is 40-year-old Ashok Gurung of the Bandipur Rural Municipality-6.

A police team from the Area Police in Bandipur and the Area Police Office in Bhanu Mukam Dumre arrested Gurung in possession of a pistol from his house on Tuesday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office Tanahu, Yubaraj Timilsina, said that police confiscated two pistols and wildlife parts from Gurung’s house. The confiscated illegal items include .9mm auto pistol, a 7.5 inch long and 5.5 inch wide magazine, one bullet within the magazine, and another pistol with a 7 inch long and 5 inch wide magazine. Similarly, police seized five various wildlife parts hidden inside a suitcase from Gurung’s house.