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Kathmandu, October 30

Police have arrested three youth leaders of two major political parties— ruling Nepal Communist Party and the main opposition Nepali Congress, in two separate rape cases.

One among them is Indrahang Rai, member of All Nepal National Free Students Union, who was arrested on the charge of raping a minor girl, yesterday from Jorpati.

Rai was arrested from a rented room in Jorpati at around 5:00 am after an 18-year-old girl called the police for help on Monday mid-night saying she was raped by Rai.

Rai, had lured the victim on the pretext of playing Deusi-Bhailo, a traditional merry-making festival, celebrated often at night during the festival of Tihar. He had taken the girl to his relativerented room at Makalbari in Gokarneshwor Municipality.

&The girl had sought police help by calling 100 at mid-night on Monday saying that she was raped by the man called Rai,& said Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Singh at Metropolitan Police Circle, Bouddha. He further said the girl had called police after she was left alone on a road as Rai had left the room along with the girl after raping her. Rai hadthen moved to his friendrented room in Jorpati to spend the night.

The girl, who was rescued by police, was then handed over to her relative whom she had been living with in Kirtipur. The police were able to arrest Rai, who is also joint-secretary at the Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus chapter and central member of All Nepal National Free Students Union, the next morning .

The girl, hailing from Jhapa district had recently completed her Grade XII, and was searching for a part-time job to pursue further studies, said DSP Singh. The girl filed a first information report against Rai yesterday.

DSP Singh said preliminary investigation showed that Rai had made false promise of finding the victim a good job. Police have completed the health check-up of both and are preparing to file a case at the court.

The ANNFSU chapter of the campus, issuing a press release, stated that Rai had been relieved of all his duties and responsibilities as joint-secretary.

In a similar event, Sandesh Sharma Pokharel of Dang and Gyanendra Gajurel of Nuwakot have been arrested for raping a 19-year-old girl on October 16.

Various media have reported that Pokharel is a member of the youth wing of ruling NCPYouth Federation of Nepal and Gajurel is a district member of NC Nuwakot district chapter, who is also a former member of Nepal Students Union, student wing of the Nepali Congress. Police have not verified their political affiliation yet.

Pokharel and Gajurel have been accused of raping the girl on the night of October 16, inside a rented room in Kumaripati.

Police said Gajurel had lured the girl into a room rented by his close friend on the day. DSP Santosh Tamang at Metropolitan Police Range, Jawalakhel, said Gajurel had convinced the victim to spend the night with him at the same place.

DSP Tamang, quoting the victim, said the room owner Pokharel came to the room late at night when she was asleep. He then took her to another room and raped her. Pokhrel was drunk.

According to the girl, after a while Gajurel joined him and they both raped her. The victim has filed an FIR against both of them.

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Kathmandu, October 30

Police raided four places in Kathmandu valley and arrested 59 persons for their alleged involvement in gambling yesterday.

According to Central Police News Section, police took 38 persons into custody from a house in Dhalpa of Kirtipur Municipality when they were playing kauda (a traditional form of gambling with 16 sea shells). Cash amounting Rs 1.55 million and gambling materials were also confiscated from the gambling den.

Similarly, police arrested six persons with Rs 34,200 in cash and kauda from a house in Shankharapur Municipality-6.

In yet another raid, eight persons were held from a cafe in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32. Police confiscated Rs 63,500 in cash and cards from the gambling den. Likewise, seven persons were arrested with Rs 125,865 in cash and cards from a house in Suryamaniof Bhaktapur Municipality-9. Officials said the gamblers would be charged under the Criminal Code Act that prohibits gambling. As per the act, any person involved in gambling or encouraging others to gamble is liable to a jail sentence of three months or a fine not exceeding Rs 30,000 for the first instance.

After police intensified vigilance on casinos to curb the entry of Nepali gamblers, the number of people visiting casinos has decreased. The law bars Nepali citizens from entering casinos for gambling. However, casino frequenters have now switched to gambling dens and have converted hotels, restaurants, eateries, auto workshops, pubs, bars and private offices and houses into gambling spots, according to police.

Police have stepped up crackdown on gambling of late. Rani Pokhari-based Metropolitan Police Office, which oversees security of the valley, said around 270 persons were arrested for gambling in Dashain and Tihar. All metropolitan police ranges, circles and sectors have formed anti-gambling squads in their concerned areas to swing into action whenever they receive a tip-off. Neighbours, wives and family members of the gamblers are among the key informants, who tip off local police about these gambling dens. Retired government employees, businesspersons and contractors top the list of gamblers.

According to police, gambling and crime are interlinked. It is also one of the reasons of domestic violence. Gambling is all-pervasive during major festivals.

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