Police have arrested three persons on the charge of possessing illegal firearms from Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon.

A team of Metropolitan Police Crime Range Kathmandu arrested Bhim Bahadur Sarki of Udayapur, Bhim Bahadur Majhi and Pradip Majhi of Sindhuli during a raid at a hotel near Tribhuvan International Airport. The police seized a pistol and six bullets from their possession. 

Acting on a tip-off, a team of police under the leadership of Inspector Krishna Khadka arrested them. The police have launched an investigation against them taking into custody at Gaushala Police Circle.