Police had reached Betahani, some 16 kilometers from Nepalgunj, around 2 p.m. after receiving a tipoff that an armed group was in the area. The armed cadres numbering about nine tried to flee the scene after a brief exchange of fire, according to Inspector Pradeep D.C.
The arrested Sarkar, who hails from India, is found to have been living in rented quarters in the Betahani area.
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