Kavre, September 19

District Police Office, Kavre said possession of illegal weapons was on the rise in the district of late.

As many as 13 cases related to possession of illegal arms and ammunition have been field at the DPO in the last one year.

Police said the locals were using the arms despite the government’s repeated requests to hand over their weapons after the end of Maoist insurgency.

In the past fiscal, as many as 12 weapons were renewed at Kavre District Administration Office. Kavre police Chief SP Puja Singh said police had arrested 12 people and seized eight weapons this fiscal. “People are allowed to keep weapons if they take permission. However, the locals have keeping arms without permission from the authorities,” said Singh.

According to Singh, the number of people registering their weapons is declining each year.

Financial institutions and banks such as Nepal Bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank and Agriculture Development Bank have kept weapons for security.

The government permits individuals and organisations to keep pistol, revolver, and rifle, among other weapons, for security purpose. However, arms owners must renew their weapons every year at their respective district administration offices.