Nepal

Two people arrested for offensive conduct after NPL final match

KathmanduPati December 23, 2024

KATHMANDU – Police have arrested two people who behaved in an indecent manner during the Nepal Premier League (NPL) final match on Saturday.

Those arrested in this connection are 21-year-old Ashok Saud of Adarsha Rural Municipality and 19-year-old Ganesh Saud of Dipayal Silgadhi Municipality, Doti district, said Superintendent of Police Nawaraj Adhikari at the District Police Range Kathmandu.

A quarrel had broken out between some people after the final game between Janakpur Bolts and Sudurpaschim Royals held at the Kirtipur-based Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground on December 21. The NPL is organized by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).

Police said the two men have been arrested in course of carrying out investigation into the complaints of various agencies and the victim and the reports in the media that some people used derogatory words, meted out indecent behaviour on several people and attempted to disturb the communal harmony in course of the quarrel.

SP Adhikari said that a search is on for other people involved in the incident.