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The alleged robbers being made public at the Metropolitan Police Range in Kathmandu, on Sunday, September 08,2019

Courtesy: MPR KATHMANDU: As many as eight persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in robbery and in possession of arms from a

local restaurant in KMC-16 on Sunday. Subsequantly, police made them public along with the seized items at the Metropolitan Police Range,

today. Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed from Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, apprehended eight suspects and seized arms and

ammunition used in the robbery from a local restaurant and dance bar. Police identified the suspects as Kushal Adhikari, 38, an absconding

army sergeant, owner of high restaurant and dance bar, of Gorkha district, Ram Bahadur Tamang, 29, Dharma Raj Tamang, 25, Peter Tamang, 30,

and Rajan Tamang, 30, all hailing from Nuwakot district. Likewise, Yuvaraj Bhandari, 30, of Gulmi district, Yorsang Ghale, 29, of Rasuwa

district, Bijaya Tamang, 27, of Dhading district. During the raid, police also seized two Chinese made pistols, two sets of magazines, four

rounds of bullets, gold alike metal 1 kg, iron cutting machine, ATM cards, nine sets of mobile phone, and four motorbikes used in the

crime. Earlier, they had barged into a hotel room and robbed all belonging of jewellery shop owner on gunpoint before fleeing the scene on

Thursday. Meanwhile, further investigation is underway, police said. Police displaying seized items from alleged robbers at the

Metropolitan Police Range in Kathmandu, on Sunday, September 08, 2019

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