Nepal Police have confirmed that they have nabbed former Nepal international Anjan KC and five others on charges of illegal betting in Indian Premier League. 

Metro police circle confirmed that they had nabbed KC along with Gaurav Tiwari, Dinesh Bogati, Nagendra Suwal, Bhupendra Sunwar and Bijay Shrestha on the charge.

Metro police organized press meet on Tuesday afternoon.

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KC is still in bail for match fixing charges.

Tiwari is the mastermind who started the illegal betting with the help of Indian citizen Amrit Agrawal (aka Nagraj). But after a dispute with Agrawal, Tiwari started the illegal betting racket on his own. Police informed that Tiwari had opened a master account under the name of ‘Gaurab 300’ and 24 sub-accounts on British online betting sites. SSP Pokharel informed that total transaction of the betting amounted to Rs 74,702,000, THT Online reported.

Tiwari’s main assistant Bhupendra Shamsher Kunwar also had opened an account through which illegal betting on recently finished IPL was carried out. Transaction of Rs 32,297,000 was carried out from Kunwar’s account, informed police.

Likewise, ex football player KC conducted illegal betting on IPL and European club football matches, collaborating with Kunwar, and his account shows transaction of Rs 27,705,000. KC has been banned by world football governing body FIFA from professional football on the charge of match fixing.

Likewise, it has been learnt that others arrested — Bijaya Shrestha and Narendra Suwal — also conducted illegal betting with Kunwar’s help. Shrestha and Suwal’s accounts show transactions of Rs 10,700,000 and Rs 7,700,000 respectively.

Police has filed a case of fraud against the six arrested persons.

Inputs from THT Online