Police arrested five persons who were found illegally gambling in a resort in Chandragiri Municipality-13, Kathmandu, on Friday afternoon.
The arrestees have been identified as Bhairaja Shah Thakuri (50), Min Bahadur Rijal (50), Krishna Bidari (47), and Kumar Lama (37), the residents of Nagarjuna Municipality-5, and Parbat Khadka (26) of Chandragiri-10.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of security personnel deployed from the Thankot-based Metropolitan Police Circle and Balambu-based Metropolitan Police Sector raided Kitni Bhanjyang-based Safal Valley View Restaurant and Resort and nabbed them. The security personnel also recovered Rs 100,500 cash as stake money from their possession.
Investigation into the case is underway, Metropolitan Police Circle, Thankot informed.
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