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Thursday · 5 November 2026 · Amritsar / Toronto

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Kathmandu: Indian National Arrested Over Online Betting on Nepal Premier League, Rs 89.81 Lakh in Transactions Found, Police Say

Kathmandu police have arrested a 32-year-old Indian national, Sonu Kumar Sinha, over alleged online betting on the Nepal Premier League (NPL), which is currently underway at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Police said a preliminary investigation found betting transactions worth more than Rs 89.81 lakh conducted through four betting websites, and that the accused has been handed over for further investigation and legal action under Nepal's gambling law. The allegations are under investigation and have not been proved in court.

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Aerial file photo of the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, where the Nepal Premier League is being played — The Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, where the Nepal Premier League is currently underway, in an aerial file photo. Kathmandu police say an Indian national has been arrested over alleged online betting on the league.

A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, has arrested an Indian national for allegedly engaging in online betting on the Nepal Premier League (NPL), currently underway at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. The arrested man is 32-year-old Sonu Kumar Sinha, a resident of Thamel in Kathmandu originally from Bihar, India, police said.

Source: TechPana, November 5, 2026

Police recovered two mobile phones from Sinha, and a technical examination of the devices reportedly revealed that he had been using multiple online betting platforms. According to Rameshwar Karki, information officer at the Crime Investigation Office and a Superintendent of Police, Sinha had been using betting websites including allpanelexch9.game, apwin247.com, bazimaaro.online and tnbook247.com.

Source: TechPana, November 5, 2026

Rs 89.81 lakhBetting transactions police say a preliminary investigation found through the platforms (Rs 8.981 million)

4Betting websites police say the accused was using

2Mobile phones recovered from the accused, according to police

Section 125National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 provision prohibiting gambling and betting, under which action is being taken

Handed over for action under the gambling law

Preliminary investigations have indicated that betting transactions worth more than Rs 8.981 million (Rs 89.81 lakh) were conducted through these platforms, police said. The Central Police Newsroom also reported the arrest on Thursday, identifying the accused as a 32-year-old Indian man held for betting in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League.

Source: Central Police Newsroom via EIN News, November 5, 2026

Sinha has been handed over to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, at Bhadrakali for further investigation and legal action under Section 125 of the National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 (2074 BS), which prohibits gambling and betting, police said. The case remains under investigation, and the allegations against Sinha have not been proved in court.

Source: TechPana, November 5, 2026

Sources

TechPana, Nov 5 2026 — https://techpana.com/2026/159901/police-arrest-indian-national-npl-betting-case-rs-89-81-lakh-transactions
Central Police Newsroom via EIN News, Nov 5 2026 — https://world.einnews.com/country/nepal?page=8
Gorkha Sports (NPL news), Nov 5 2026 — https://www.gorkhasports.com/news/topic/npl

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