Police have arrested two men including an Indian national on the charge of online betting.

The arrested are 32-year-old Pawan Kumar Sharma of India and 37-year-old Rudra Prasad Pokharel of Palpa.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed from Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested Pokharel from Kathmandu Metropolis-1, Jamal and Sharma from Naradevi.

Nepali laws bar betting. Section 125 of the National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 prohibits gambling and betting in Nepal.

Nepal Police bust numerous illicit betting rings every year, however, they are only able to apprehend agents because the majority of those involved in running these rings are usually located abroad.

Earlier on November 18, police arrested over 20 people on the charge of online betting during a cricket match between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates played at the TU cricket ground.