PARSA, Nov 25: Police have arrested a lecturer in possession of an automatic pistol in Parsa.

Three held with firearms in capital

November 7, 2019 20:50 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Nepal Police on Thursday arrested three persons with pistol and bullets from Chovar of Dakshinkali municipality.

BANKE, Nov 1: The police have arrested six people including a leader of Tarun Dal, the youth wing affiliated with the Nepali Congress, along with an automatic pistol and two magazines from Janaki rural municipality in Banke district.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Police have arrested three persons on the charge of possessing illegal firearms from Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon.

BHAIRAHAWA, May 17: Police in Rupandehi district opened fire on a group of suspected Indian arms smugglers who had sneaked into Nepal on Thursday.

NEW YORK, March 1: Walmart announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21 and would also remove items resembling assault-style rifles from its website.

SALLERI, September 2: A 23-year-old youth from Tapting area of Solududhkunda municipality – 10 here faces trial for illegal possession of firearms.

KATHMANDU, March 30: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has urged the public to deposit licensed arms at the local police offices by April 27 in view of the upcoming local polls.

KATHMANDU, March 25: As many as 20,000 people in Nepal, including some high-profile figures such as Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, are in possession of licensed firearms, and they have between them a total of at least 34,315 guns, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).