18 homemade guns recovered from three forests in Surkhet

Surkhet Police have recovered 18 homemade guns that had been hidden in forests. The police found the guns in three separate forests across two local units on the same day.

According to District Police Office, Surkhet spokesperson Kabindra Singh Bohora, the guns were recovered on Friday from forest areas including Chaukune in western Surkhet.

Police said five guns alone were found in Sanneghari forest in Chaukune Rural Municipality-7. The remaining guns were recovered from the other two forests.

Police have launched an investigation into the matter after recovering the guns.