KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Police have resorted to firing to nab a person after noticing his suspicious activities at a hotel in Gogabu in the capital on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by DSP Hobindra Bogati from Metropolitan Police Range Office, Kathmandu arrested Abhinash Tamang from a hotel under the suspicion of arms dealing.

Police had to open fire on Lama to nab him after he pointed a pistol at the police. Lama, who has received a bullet to his knee, is undergoing treatment at TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, said police. 

Police have seized a pistol and six rounds of bullets from Lama’s possession.

 
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