Police have arrested a man, said to be the alleged kingpin of an armed robbery gang, in possession of a country-made pistol in Rautahat.

Ramananda Mukhiya, permanent resident of Karkach Karmaiya-1, was arrested from the Bakaiya bridge on the Debahi-Maulapur road stretch on Wednesday, police said. The suspect was nabbed while attempting carjacking at gunpoint. Three of his accomplices are at large.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajendra Pokharel said that Mukhiya is the kingpin of an armed robbery gang involved in the area. According to him, the armed dacoits used to loot passengers on the postal highway.

A police team from Maulapur Police Post reached the incident site and arrested Mukhiya.