A pistol, 6 rounds of bullet and 1 magazine has been recovered from Tintapke in Hetauda sub-metropolis-3. Police also recovered 15 kg of elephant tusks. Three perpetrators including Bir Bahadur Tamang and Ashok Tamang, discarded the weapon and elephant tusks, and fled the scene on seeing a team of police officers deployed by Central Investigation Bureau and District Police Office, Makwanpur. Search for the absconding is underway.