59 Arrested in Gambling Raids Across Multiple Districts

Kathmandu. 59 people have been arrested while playing gambling in various places. 59 people have been arrested from districts including Kavre, Siraha, Bara. Police arrested Suresh including 6 people at night from the house of Suresh Kumar Shrestha, 40, of Pothowk, Pothowk-9, Kavre, while playing gambling. Police team from Pothowk Police Post arrested them with cash 3 lakh 45 thousand rupees and 1 book of cards. Similarly, police arrested Neeraj Gupta, 53, of Lahan Municipality-7, Siraha, along with 4 people while playing gambling on Friday evening. Police team from Area Police Office Lahan arrested them with cash 36 thousand 6 hundred 55 rupees, 2 thousand 8 hundred 80 Indian rupees and 3 books of cards. Meanwhile, police arrested Upendra Prasad Sah, 31, of Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-17, along with 8 people while playing gambling in a shed in Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-18, Bara. Police team from Area Police Office Simara arrested them with cash 76 thousand 3 hundred 90 rupees and 8 books of cards on Friday night. Similarly, police arrested Dil Bahadur Sunar, 55, of Bijhuwar, Pyuthan Municipality-4, along with 13 people while playing gambling from Jumri, Pyuthan Municipality-2, Pyuthan. Police team from District Police Office Pyuthan arrested them with cash 1 lakh 40 thousand and 4 books of cards on Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, 33-year-old Jeevan Bishwakarma of Ward No. 5 of the same municipality, along with 11 people, were arrested while playing gambling from Bankasiya, Banganga Municipality-6, Kapilvastu. Police team from Lumbini Province Police Office Tulsipur Dang and Area Police Office Pipra Kapilvastu arrested them with cash 2 lakh 20 thousand 1 hundred 90 rupees and 6 books of cards. Similarly, police arrested Kul Bahadur Sunar, 43, of Viredranagar Municipality-5, along with 17 people while playing gambling from Zero Dam, Viredranagar Municipality-4, Surkhet. Police team from Karnali Province Police Office Surkhet and others arrested them with cash 1 lakh 5 thousand 6 hundred 70 rupees, 28 books of cards and 6 Langur Burja on Friday night. Police said that necessary investigation is underway on all those arrested.