Police have arrested a person in possession of a pistol from Ghorahi in Dang district on Saturday.

According to the police, Bir Bahadur Chaudhary, 27, of Badhara in Ghorahi Municipality-13 was arrested along with an American made automatic pistol of 7.65 caliber, a magazine and four rounds of bullet from Ghorani market yesterday night.

District Police Chief SP Krishna Hari Sharma, a police team, acting on a tipoff, arrested Chaudhary after they found him carrying the fire arm during a security check.

SP Sharma further added that investigation is underway regarding the matter.