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A total of 21 individuals were arrested by the police for gambling with property stakes at a public place in Lasondada, Ward No. 11 of Budhanilkantha Municipality in Kathmandu, on Sunday.
The suspects were involved in betting with walnuts, using them as stakes for gambling.
A team from the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Ranipokhari, and the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, raided the area at around 14:00 hours Sunday and apprehended 21 individuals.
Police recovered cash amounting to NPR 562,350 (five hundred sixty-two thousand three hundred fifty) and 13 walnuts from the suspects. The arrested individuals were sent to the Boudha Police Station for further investigation and legal action under the offenses of gambling and betting.
Details of the arrested individuals:
Mani Raj Adhikari (Age 40, Khotang)
Nrip Lal Baral (Age 78, Okhaldhunga)
Kumari Tamang (Age 50, Sindhupalchok)
Anusha Lama (Age 28, Kavrepalanchok)
Santosh Gurung (Age 35, Kathmandu)
Ujwal Tamang (Age 31, Kathmandu)
Chet Kumar Thokar (Age 36, Kavrepalanchok)
Indra Bahadur Giri (Age 50, Sindhupalchok)
Sherpa Lama (Age 40, Kavrepalanchok)
Suvas Acharya (Age 26, Nuwakot)
Ramesh Tamang (Age 36, Sindhupalchok)
Anant Khadka (Age 25, Kathmandu)
Nandan Thapa (Age 37, Kathmandu)
Chandra Dhital (Age 68, Kathmandu)
Bhoj Bahadur Thapa (Age 65, Kathmandu)
Lal Kaji B.K. (Age 43, Okhaldhunga)
Pradeep Tamang (Age 43, Sindhupalchok)
Roshan Tamang (Age 35, Dolakha)
Bir Bahadur Pun (Age 38, Pyuthan)
Ranjit Thapa Magar (Age 30, Kathmandu)
Prashant Lama (Age 20, Kathmandu)
The police recovered cash amounting to NPR 562,350 and 13 walnuts as part of the gambling operation. The arrested individuals were sent to the Boudha Police Station for further investigation and legal action.
