Police apprehended 11 people involved in gambling offences from Changunarayan Municipality-2 in Bhaktapur district on Thursday afternoon.
One of the arrested has been identified as Dipesh Bhandari (41), a local resident of Melung Rural Municipality-6 in Dolakha district while the names of the other 10 have not been disclosed.
Acting on a tip-off, security personnel deployed from the Bhaktapur-based Metropolitan Police Sector (MPS) nabbed them from Bhandari's rented room in Duwakot. The police also recovered Rs 24,240 and seized three decks of cards from their possession.
Further investigation into the case is being carried out, informed MPS, Bhaktapur.
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