Kathmandu: Nepal Police on Monday arrested two people who behaved in an indecent manner during the Nepal Premier League (NPL) final match organized by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) 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.
Videos of some youths attacking supporters of Janakpur Bolts had gone viral on social media, triggering widespread condemnation against the ‘racial attack’ with people demanding that Nepal Police should immediately bring the culprits to book.
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