During the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2025, the police arrested two people on the charge of stealing weapons from the Area Police Office, Birtamode.
Based on this accusation, the police arrested Tulbahadur Thapa Magar from Mishra Tol, Kanakai Municipality–8, and Sujay Rajbanshi, 22, from Kanakai Municipality–8 on February 18.
During a search of Thapa Magar’s house based on confidential information that he had hidden drugs at home, the Ilaka Police Office, Birtamod team found one MM pistol, one magazine, and four rounds of bullets in a plastic drum kept in the chicken coop at the back of the house.
It was confirmed that the pistol and bullets were stolen from the Ilaka Police Office, Birtamod, during the protest on September 9.
After it was revealed that Sujay Rajbanshi, 22, from Kanakai Municipality–8 had stolen the weapon from the police station and handed it over, the police also arrested Rajbanshi on February 18.