This story is from December 18, 2020

Homeopath practitioner held in Gopalganj for arms smuggling

A homeopath practitioner was arrested in Gopalganj on Thursday in connection with arms smuggling. Two country-made pistols and five live cartridges were recovered from his possession.
Homeopath practitioner held in Gopalganj for arms smuggling
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PATNA: A homeopath practitioner was arrested in Gopalganj on Thursday in connection with arms smuggling. Two country-made pistols and five live cartridges were recovered from his possession.
A police team led by SHO of Mirganj police station intercepted Krishna Thakur alias Buchar Thakur when he was on way to his clinic at Barkagaon under Mirganj police station on his motorcycle.

During search of the two-wheeler, police found two country-made pistols and five live cartridges. Thakur, a resident of Jagtauli village in Gopalganj, revealed that he used to supply illegal weapons to local criminals.
Gopalganj SDPO Naresh Kumar said the arrested homeopath practitioner initially tried to mislead the police, but confessed to the crime later. “He has disclosed the names of some criminals who used to buy weapons from him,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, the Sitamarhi police arrested a constable for his alleged involvement in theft of 30 live cartridges from a police station. The arrested constable, Akhilesh Singh, had allegedly sold four cartridges to a criminal, Mukesh Yadav, for Rs 500 each.
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