Bhandari’s pistol recovered

GANGTOK, 08 July: The pistol reported missing by the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee president Nar Bahadur Bhandari some days back has been recovered. The recovery was reported by Mr. Bhandari to the police on 06 June, a few days after he filed an FIR reporting it missing. It is informed that the loaded pistol was found in his house itself, dispelling any fears that it may have been stolen by miscreants. Meanwhile, the weapon, it is informed, has been seized by the police and the matter is to be investigated as to how the firearm, licensed to Mr. Bhandari for security purposes, went missing in the first place.