Man arrested in possession of pistol in Dhangadhi

DHANGADHI: Police here in Dhangadhi have reportedly arrested a person along with a homemade pistol from Dhangadhi village, in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-7 on Wednesday night.

The arrested has been identified as Rakesh Chaudhary, a resident of Campus Road, Dhangadhi-7.

Chaudhary was arrested with the pistol by a team of police on patrol at around 10:00 pm yesterday.

The police suspected that the pistol might have been smuggled in from across the Indian border.

Further investigation was underway in this connection, police said.

Chaudhary was on the wanted list of police on narcotic drugs dealing charge.