Indian man arrested for facilitating betting in NPL

An Indian man has been arrested on charges of facilitating betting during the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). The arrested man had been living in Ward 17 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, in Thamel.

The man arrested has been identified as Sonu Kumar Sinha of Bhojpur, Bihar state, India. It has come to light that he carried out transactions worth 8,981,729 rupees through various online betting sites.

The third edition of the NPL is currently underway in the capital. The arrest on betting charges came to light while the tournament was still in progress.

On Thursday, a match under the tournament was being played between Janakpur Bolts and Lumbini Lions at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.