According to the NEA, 17 were arrested from Mangalpur and 20 from Saradanagar on the charges of electricity leakage.[break]
Spokesperson of the NEA, Suresh Pandit said that the arrestees have been kept at the District Police Office, Chitwan, for necessary action.
A team of the Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and employees of the NEA arrested them.
The arrestees will be released after paying fines as per the rule, said the NEA.
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