Two youth of Therathum have been arrested on the charge of trying to kill a friend with a homemade gun.

According to Inspector Narayan Gautam of District Police Office, 26-year-old Biswa Kurumbang and 19-year-old Sabeen Limbu of Phedap Rural Municipality-1 have been arrested on the basis of a complaint filed against them.

They injured 17-year-old Susan Limbu on the night of February 4 at 9:00 p.m with the homemade gun. According to police, the injured has been admitted at the B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan for treatment.

According to Inspector Gautam, based on the complaint of the victim's father, Jas Bahadur Kurumbang, perpetrators were arrested from Dharan and the case has been registered and is under investigation for a period of five days.

Police have recovered a homemade gun from the house of Biswa.