Biratnagar, November 16:

Police has shut down four fun fairs in Biratnagar on an order from the DAO yesterday on charges of running gambling businesses.

CDO Narendra Dahal said that the permission to operate the fairs was given for the period of a month but as the fairs were found involved in gambling, they had to be shut down, he said.

Two fairs were being run at Rani for the financial assistance of Women Awareness and Old Age Home and two in Biratnagar for the assistance of Natteshor Dance training Centre and the Regional office of Federation of National Disabled.