Gambling Den Busted in Berhampur
Odishabarta
Berhampur:Police here have busted a gambling den with the arrest 21 gamblers at Lanjipalli Bypass under Baidyanathpur police station.
The identities of the arrested person are as Mahendra Badtiya,Sudeswar Das, Mustapha Khan,SM Haseen Alli,P Ramesh,Krushna Chandra Sethy,D Tulsi Krusan,Mithun Behera,Bipin Sethy,Rabindra Behera,Bijaya Patra,b Durga Kesav Sahaya,Rabindra Moharana,Sarat Chandra Bisoi,Radhamohan Das, S Jagadish Rao,P Basant Kumar,K Jagannath Patra,Tapan Sahu and Sunil Sahu.
Acting on a tip-off, BN Pur Police headed by Ram Chandra Murmu,IIC and team conducted the raid at M/s.Pranabnaman Mineral Private Limited office,Ganesh Nagar ,Ankuli,Berhampur and arrested the accused persons.
The cops also seized Rs4,99,420 lakh Cash, 23 mobile phones 9 bikes and playing cards from their possession.
Police have registered a case against the accused persons under relevant Sections of IPC.
It is pertinent to mention that gambling is banned in Odisha. Under the Odisha Prevention of Gambling Act, 1955, the State government has declared gambling illegal and made it a punishable offense.
