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Six online betting bookies arrested

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them after receiving information that the agents were collecting money for betting.

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KATHMANDU: People arrested for betting through betting app 1xBet.

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them after receiving information that the agents were collecting money for betting.

They opened digital wallets (accounts) in the names of various people in order to collect and pay more money because the commission amount is determined by the amount collected and paid.

They used to buy a lot of SIM cards from different service providers during the process.

The investigation team apprehended 6 active agents mentioned in 1xBet from Lokanthali, Pepsicola, Baneshwor, and other valley locations, as well as 346 SIM cards from various service provider companies, 10 mobile phones, 3 bank check books, 14 ATMs, and 1 ACER laptop.

The investigation team has also forwarded the case to the district police complex in Bhaktapur and the district police station in Teku in Kathmandu for further investigation and action under the offense of not inciting others to engage in betting, as defined in section 125 sub-section 4 of the Criminal Code 2074.

Among those detained are Dilip Singh, Bhupal Raj Neupane, Nayanraj Bhandari, Barun Kumar Singh, Shivani Tamang, and Roshan Gurung.