Police on Thursday arrested several people on charge of online betting.

Among the arrested are popular Nepali sitcom actors Marichman Shrestha, who essays the role of ‘Balchhi Dhurbe’, and Raju Paudel, known for his role as ‘Raju Master’.

According to the police, other artists were also arrested from various places in the Capital, the identity of whom the police have not disclosed.

Earlier on Wednesday, police had arrested five individuals for engaging in online gambling. One of the accused was found to have made transactions worth Rs640 million using 63 different accounts, according to police.

Transactions worth more than Rs740 million occurred in the said incident.

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