Police on Friday arrested two people from Thimi of Bhaktapur for allegedly mining cryptocurrency.

The Central Investigation Bureau took 50-year-old Biswas Gurung and Rajendra Tahamata, 25, into custody in connection with the crime, said Hobindra Bogati, spokesperson for the bureau.

The duo allegedly ran mining operations from the CTEVT’s information technology lab using a server and 64 desktops, on which blockchain applications were found during a preliminary investigation.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.