Nepal, Oct. 26 -- Eight people were arrested in Itahari here on the charge of gambling. Rs 456 thousand stake was also confiscated from them.

Chandra Bahadur Khadka, the information officer at the District Police Office Sunsari, said that based on a special tip-off, the police team arrested him on Sunday evening while they were playing cards for gambling purpose at The Easton Hotel at Shantichowk, Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-4.

According to police, those arrested in this connection include Mohan Ghimire, Manoj Rai, Ishwar Karki, Tikaram Gelal, Jeevan Adhikari, Yuvaraj Magar, Durga Prasad Thapa and Khagendra Limbu, all residents of Itahari Municipality.

The police have also confiscated seven decks of cards used for gambling along wit...