Thirteen people have been arrested along with approximately Rs 500 thousand while playing dice at Dabaka of Ribdikot rural municipality-7 this morning.

Police arrested them from an unoccupied house at Dabaka while they had been gambling, Deputy Superintendent at the District Police office Palpa, Krishna Raj Sapkota, said.

Police confiscated Rs 545 thousand 855 from the gamblers. Out of this amount, 2,520 is Indian currency.