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Maha: Eight held in raid on gambling den

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Press Trust of India Jalna

Eight people were arrested and over Rs 1 lakh cash seized after police raided a gambling den in Jalna district of Maharashtra, an official said Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the local crime branch raided a farmhouse at Samangaon village on Wednesday evening, he said.

The police caught eight people allegedly indulging in gambling and seized Rs 1.20 lakh cash, some mobile phones, motorcycles and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) from the premises, local crime branch chief Rajendra Singh Gour said.

The accused were subsequently arrested and booked under relevant sections, he added.

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First Published: Jun 13 2019 | 1:35 PM IST

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