Police seizes Rs 4 lakh and files cases against 447 gamblers

The Vijayawada police filed cases against 447 gamblers who placed bets on cockfights on the eve of Pongal within the police commissionerate limits and seized Rs 4 lakhs in cash from them, the police said.
In a press release issued here today, Police Commissioner B Srinivasulu said that intensified patrolling, raids and other preventive measures had minimised illegal activities on festival days.
Some anti-social elements with previous records of organising cock fights and accepting gambling bets were detained in advance, he said.