4 Indians arrested for betting in Nepal Premier League

Kathmandu, Dec 3 (PTI) Four Indian nationals have been arrested here on charges of facilitating online betting during the Nepal Premier League, police said on Tuesday.
     The suspects -- identified as Suman Ghosh, 24, from Kolkata; Amit Yadav, 25, from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh; and Sumant Kumar, 27, and Brajesh Kumar, 30, both from Bihar -- were arrested for illegal gambling activities.
     The arrests were made during the ongoing Nepal Premier League at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Stadium in Kathmandu.
     According to a Nepal Police bulletin, the four were caught red-handed while engaging in sports betting and using online betting apps such as Probo within the stadium premises.
     In an unrelated incident, a 30-year-old Indian national was arrested on Tuesday from Hetauda sub-metropolitan city on charges of smuggling hashish, police said.
     Mohamad Samir, a resident of Motihari in Bihar, was arrested and 111 kg of hemp was recovered from his possession, they said.
     The man was arrested during a security check of a vehicle, which was en route to Birgunj from Manahari. The hemp was hidden in 20 sacks covered by sand and fertiliser, police said, adding that he was driving the vehicle.

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