Police arrested five gamblers from Changunarayan Municipality-6 in Bhaktapur district.
One of the arrested has been identified as Birash Tamang (41), a local resident of the district while the names of the other four have not been disclosed yet.
Acting on a tip-off, Metropolitan Police Division (MPD) personnel nabbed them from Tamang's residence in Nagarkot on Friday afternoon.
The police also seized Rs 31,760 and recovered nine decks of cards from their possession.
Further investigation into the case is underway, informed MPD, Bhaktapur.
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