Police in Parsa district arrested five people, including four Nepali patrons and a casino employee, during a late-night raid on Tuesday at a casino inside Clarks Resort Hotel in Birgunj Metropolitan City-14, Gandak. The raid followed information that Nepali nationals were being allowed to gamble at the facility, which police said was not permitted.
Raid followed confidential information
Police Inspector Bikas Rai, acting information officer at the District Police Office Parsa, said officers acted on confidential information that Nepali citizens were being illegally allowed to gamble at the casino. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chakra Bahadur Malla also said the arrests were made after police received specific information about the facility.
The five people taken into custody comprised four Nepali casino patrons and one employee. The police statements identified the patrons as Nepali nationals and said the concern prompting the raid was their presence as gamblers at the establishment. The available information did not identify those arrested or provide details about their individual roles beyond the employee’s association with the casino.
The operation took place late Tuesday at the gaming venue located within Clarks Resort Hotel in the Gandak area of Birgunj. The arrests bring attention to the question raised by police: whether Nepali nationals were being permitted to gamble at a casino operating in the city.
Casino names differ in police accounts
The facility was referred to by two different names in the information provided by police. Inspector Rai described the target as the Royal Finger Gaming Zone Casino, while DSP Malla identified the location where the arrests were made as Golden Finger Gaming Zone Pvt. Ltd. Both accounts place the raid at the casino operating inside Clarks Resort Hotel in Birgunj-14.
The accounts did not explain the difference between the two names, including whether they refer to the same gaming operation, a trading name and a registered company, or separate entities. The distinction is therefore not clear from the information available. Police statements consistently described the operation as a raid prompted by information that Nepali nationals were being allowed to gamble.
Police have not detailed further case information
The details provided by police focused on the tip-off, the raid and the five arrests. They did not specify when the information was received, how long officers monitored the casino before acting, or what evidence was collected during the operation. No further details were provided about the next steps in the case or the status of the people detained.
The arrests occurred at a casino within a hotel in Birgunj, a city in Parsa district. Police said the operation was directed at the alleged practice of allowing Nepali nationals to gamble, rather than describing the arrests as part of a broader sweep. The available statements did not give information about any other establishments or people being investigated in connection with the case.
