Police have arrested four people including an Indian national on the charge of betting.

A police team from Parsa District Police arrested them from the house of one Sanjay Srivastava in Birgunj Metropolis-15 on Wednesday.

The arrested are Saroj Sah, 31, of Bara; Santosh Kumar Yadav, 35, of Sarlahi; Dhurendra Prasad Yadav, 34, of Parsa and 52-year-old Dharmanath Prasad Jaiswal alias Munna of Gorakhpur in India.

They were caught red-handed while betting in a match of the Indian Premier League.

During the raid, police sized mobile phones, laptops, Rs390,500 and 15,750 Indian rupees from their possession.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Giri, who is also the spokesperson of Parsa District Police Office, said police are investigating against them after extending remand from Parsa District Administration Office.