Kathmandu, Aug. 19 -- Police arrested a man in Chandragiri Municipality, Kathmandu, on Saturday morning for possessing firearms and bullets.

The arrestee, identified as Sulav Lama, was arrested with two automatic pistols and 20 rounds of bullets, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Hobindra Bogati, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Crime Range.

Acting on a tip-off, police on Saturday morning had searched a public vehicle en route from Dharke to Kathmandu.

"Documents confiscated from Lama as well as his confession have proved that he works for the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand," Bogati told the Post. "Investigation is underway."

The government in March declared the Chand-led party a criminal outfit and banned its ...