Police on Wednesday arrested a person accused of creating havoc with a duplicate pistol.

Police nabbed the accused Bikash Maharjan, 45 of Pyagal, Lalitpur who is currently living in Harisiddhi. He was arrested from Kantipur Height, Pulchowk with an original shotgun, 46 rounds of bullet and a duplicate pistol.

Police said while Maharjan possessed a licensed shotgun, he would frequently threaten people with the duplicate pistol.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pitamber Adhikari of Lalitpur said, Maharjan was arrested from Bhairahawa some two years back on similar charges. During the time, he had tried to shoot some persons while had opened blank fire.  

Police said it is investigating into the matter.