Police Arrest 44 Individuals for Gambling in Kathmandu and Tanahun

Kathmandu. Police have taken 44 people into custody from Kathmandu and Tanahun on the charge of gambling. Police arrested 37 people, including the homestay operator 34-year-old Kumar Lama, from Kusum Chyamaba House and Homestay in Gagalphedi, Kageshwori Manohara Municipality-1, while they were gambling (kawa). The Central Police News Room stated that the police team dispatched from Boudha Police Circle arrested them with Rs 578,555 and 16 pieces of kawa. Similarly, seven people, including hotel operator 66-year-old Lok Bahadur Shrestha, were arrested from Kathmandu M:m Hotel in Ratnachowk, Bhimad Municipality-6, Tanahun, while gambling. Police arrested them with Rs 150,540 and four decks of cards.