Police in Parsa district have arrested five people in connection with a casino in Birgunj that allegedly allowed Nepali citizens to enter and gamble, The Kathmandu Post reported.
Source: The Kathmandu Post via EIN News
The Kathmandu Post said the five were arrested for allegedly allowing Nepali citizens to enter a casino and participate in gambling at Golden Finger Gaming Zone Pvt. Ltd., located in Gandak, Birgunj Metropolitan City-14.
The Annapurna Express reported that the District Police Office Parsa arrested five individuals, including four Nepali patrons and a casino employee, during a late-night raid on Tuesday at a casino operating inside the Clarks Resort Hotel in Birgunj Metropolitan City-14, Gandak.
Source: The Annapurna Express via EIN News
Both reports agree on five arrests by Parsa police at a gaming premises in Gandak, Birgunj-14. The Kathmandu Post names the operator as Golden Finger Gaming Zone Pvt. Ltd. and frames the case as allegedly allowing Nepali citizens to gamble; The Annapurna Express says the casino operated inside the Clarks Resort Hotel and that those held were four Nepali patrons and a casino employee.
The arrests are allegations at this stage and the police investigation is continuing, according to the reports. No further official details, including the full identity of the officer who briefed reporters, were available in the published reports.
What is solid
- Parsa police arrested five people in Birgunj Metropolitan City-14, Gandak, in connection with a casino, both The Kathmandu Post and The Annapurna Express reported.
- The premises is named as Golden Finger Gaming Zone Pvt. Ltd. by The Kathmandu Post, which said the casino operated inside the Clarks Resort Hotel according to The Annapurna Express.
What is only claimed
- The case rests on the allegation that Nepali citizens were allowed to enter and gamble at the casino; the detained people's exact roles are described differently in the two reports.