Police have arrested a person from Basantapur VDC, Sunsari, on charge of kidnapping a 21-year old woman on gun point on Tuesday. Another suspect involved in the kidnapping is on the run and a search is underway.

According to DSP Poshraj Pokharel, one Indradev Das Tatma of Kusaha-9, Sunsari was arrested along with homemade pistol and bullets after rescuing the 21-year-old victim, Juna Limbu. Limbu along with two of her friends were heading towards Prakashpur market when Tatma and his other accomplice came in a motorcycle and kidnapped her at gun point.

The police have also recovered the motorcycle, Ko 1 Pa 6193, used during the crime.

A joint team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force along with the help of locals from Basantapur VDC-9 in the district rescued Limbu from the kidnappers.

DSP Pokharel said that the actual cause behind the kidnapping is yet to be ascertained.