Eight gamblers including school principal arrested

Police have arrested eight people along with a principal of a community school from Gauradaha municipality in Jhapa district.

Principal of a local Amar Secondary School, Gopal Pokharel, Gyanendra Dhakal, Jay Prasad Gautam, Ram Bahadur Dhungana, Mahesh Niraula, Rohit Basnet, Netra Pokharel and Gopal Dhakal were arrested while gambling at a house of Dinesh Pokharel at Gauradaha municipality-9.

Spokesperson at the District Police Office, Mahendra Kumar Shrestha, said a police team deployed from Area Police Office, Jhiljhile arrested the gamblers on Thursday night. Police seized Rs 91,380 and seven mobile sets from the gamblers.