Police have arrested a teacher with an automatic pistol from Birgunj last night. Police have arrested Jitendra Prasad Singh, a resident of Balara Municipality-10 of Sarlahi District, working as a lecturer at Thakurram Campus with illegal weapons from his private residence at Birgunj- Wada No. 11 Durgatol.

According to ManjitKunwar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Police Office Parsa, a pistol was found hidden in a safe box of a drawer during a search of Singh’s house in Durgatol on the basis of Special information.

He said Police found a pistol magazine, four unexploded ordnance and a bottle of anesthetic ether from the cupboard.

The arrested teacher Singh has been kept at the District Police Office, Parsa for necessary investigation.