The police have arrested four bank employees who gambled the bank's money from the Gokuleshwar branch of Mahalakshmi Bikas Bank in Darchula. According to the police, four bank employees have been detained for investigation on the charge of embezzling a large amount of money from the bank and using it for online gambling.

Chief DSP Prakash Dahal of District Police Office Darchula said that four employees of Mahalakshmi Bikas Bank located in Shailyashikhar Municipality-9 Gokuleswar have been detained for investigation. The bank branch managers Sagar Shahi, Nirmala Saud, Dhananjay Pant and Ambadatta Pant were arrested by the police.

He said that they were arrested based on the complaint given by the bank. He added that the court extended the deadline of 7 days to investigate them. With the collusion of the four employees, it was found that the branch had embezzled 28.476 thousand 700. The bank's central office and regional office had previously suspended them and reported them to the police for their arrest. Based on the complaint, they were arrested on July 24 and a banking offense case was registered. On Sunday, the district court in Darchula extended the period of seven days and detained them, according to the police, who are investigating the incident. A team from Mahalakshmi Bikas Bank's central office reached Gokuleshwar last Thursday after it was found that the money had been embezzled.