KATHMANDU, JANUARY 20

Nepal Police personnel have arrested 12 persons for allegedly hosting online gambling in Kirtipur Municipality in Kathmandu.

A team of Metropolitan Crime Control Division of Nepal Police nabbed the alleged persons for organising online gambling from Chobhar of Kirtipur Municipality.

Among the arrested are Sujendra Thapa, Manish Thapa, Samir Thapa, Kabita Thapa, and Rabin Khadka of Chobhar.

The others arrested for their wrongdoings include Buddha Maharjan, Roja Maharjan, Sahil Maharjan, Hanisha Maharjan, Pradip Man Singh Basnet and Ramadevi Shrestha of Kirtipur.

Police have seized 17 sets of mobile phone, 14 laptops and other tools used in the crime from the alleged persons.

The arrested have been handed over to Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, for legal action.

Sujendra Thapa, Pradip Man Singh Basnet and Buddha Maharjan are learnt to have deployed the officials to organise online gambling round-the clock in three houses.

The officials hired by the trio were assigned the task of befriending citizens from different European countries and the US, asking them to load US dollars to award winners in online gambling.

Police said the gang was involved in the crime for the past 10 months that witnessed the transaction of US dollars 100,000 per month in online gambling.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 21, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.