Four PLA commanders detained with arms

Police arrested four persons from Bouddha Sunday night in possession of arms bearing the UN seal on them.

According to the police, the arrested were Prakash GM and Bir Bahadur GM, commanders of the third division of the Maoist affiliated People's Liberation Army (PLA) located in Shaktikhor, Chitwan. Urgen Lama and Debendra Pun Magar were also arrested from the site.

Two pistols and 25 rounds of bullets were seized from the arrested during the regular security checking conducted by the police.

Police have handed them over to UNMIN on Monday. nepalnews.com Mar 17 09