Police have arrested Sunil Kumar Yadav, 28, of Sabaila Municipality-12 in Dhanusha, accusing him of running online betting and trading cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 2.16 billion through a Binance account. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested him in coordination with the District Police Office, Dhanusha; the arrest was announced on Thursday (October 29).
Police put the account's trading at more than 26,991,388 USDT, as reported by Nagarik and Techpana; Gorkhapatra gave 26,981,388 US dollars, with the same rupee value. Police said he is being investigated under Sections 125 (gambling and betting) and 262(a)(1) (virtual currency) of the Criminal Code, 2074, and that the Kathmandu District Court has extended his custody while the investigation continues.
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Police have arrested Sunil Kumar Yadav, 28, of Dhanusha, accusing him of running online betting and trading cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 2.16 billion through a Binance account.
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