KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Police have arrested an Indian national on suspicion of organising betting during the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL).
According to the Central Police News Room, the arrested man has been identified as 32-year-old Sonu Kumar Sinha, a resident of Thamel, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-17, originally from Bhojpur district in Bihar, India.
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Police deployed from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested Sinha after receiving information that some individuals were facilitating online betting on matches of the NPL 2026, currently underway at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Sinha conducted transactions worth Rs 8,981,729 through various online betting sites.
Police have handed him over to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, for further investigation and legal action on charges of gambling and betting.
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