Big Gambling Den Busted In Berhampur, 6 Held, Over Rs 1.5 Lakh Cash Seized from Board
Odishabarta
Berhampur: As many as as half dozen of professional gamblers were arrested in one of the biggest anti-gambling drives by the Baidyanathpur Police of Berhampur Police district.
On Monday fine afternoon the police also seized over Rs. 1.5 lakhs in cash, four mobbile phones and two bikes and numbers of playaing card packets.
in one of the biggest anti-gambling drives sources said, as many as a dozen of gamblers were flee during the drive still police was in search of them.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Baidyanathpur Police team led by RK.Murmu with his team raided the gambling den at Baikuntha Nagar,2nd lane,Berhampur and rounded up the gamblers on the spot.
The accused persons have been identified as ;
1. Upendra Nayak of Baikunthanagar,
2. Kuna Maharana of Haridakhandi,
3.Akash Nanirao of Golasahi,
4. Damburu Sasmal of Phulta,
5. P. Prasad of premnagar and
6. Susant Swain of Sana Redika sahi berhampur
Further investigation is underway to find out the involvement of other players in the operation of the gambling den,” said a senior Police officer.
All the accused have been booked under Section/s 269/270/34 of IPC and the Orissa Prevention of Gambling (OPG) Act.
