Police in Sitamarhi district's Riga police station area have arrested a youth with a country-made pistol and two rounds of ammunition. The arrest took place late Sunday night near a bridge on the Pakri-Maheshia road. The arrested youth has been identified as Rohit Kumar, a resident of Sonbarsa. Police have also seized his Apache motorcycle and are currently interrogating him.

Riga Station House Officer (SHO) Abhishek Tripathi stated that he was returning with police personnel after inspecting a Puja pandal in Maheshia. While on the Pakri-Maheshia road near the bridge, some people were eating, and the police were conducting a search. At that moment, a youth on an Apache bike, coming from the direction of Maheshia, saw the police and attempted to flee. Police personnel chased and apprehended him.

During the search, a country-made pistol and two rounds of ammunition were recovered from the youth. Police suspect that the youth was planning to commit a crime. Currently, the police are conducting a thorough interrogation of Rohit Kumar to ascertain the source of the weapon and his purpose for being there. The police are also investigating his criminal history.