KATHMANDU: Police have arrested 44 individuals for gambling in separate operations conducted in Kathmandu and Tanahun. In Kathmandu, authorities apprehended 37 people, including 34-year-old homestay operator Kumar Lama, at the Kusum Chhyamba House and Homestay located in Kageshwori Manohara Municipality-1, Gagalphedi. A team from the Bauddha police circle seized Rs 578,555 in cash and 16 cowrie shells from the scene, according to the Central Police News Room.
Separately, in Tanahun, police arrested seven people, including 66-year-old hotel operator Lok Bahadur Shrestha, at the Kathmandu Momo Hotel in Bhimad Municipality-6, Ratnachok. During the raid, officers confiscated Rs 150,540 in cash and four decks of playing cards. Both incidents remain under investigation by local law enforcement agencies.
