FOUR POLICE PERSONNEL IN ATTACK BY GAMBLERS IN GAJAPATI
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
BERHAMPUR:Four police personnel including the Officer in Charge Ms.Mamata Panda sustained injuries following an attack by a group of gamblers during a raid at the gambling den at Gurundi village under Gurundi police limits in Gajapati district on Thursday night.
According to Sitaram Sathpathy,ASP, the police team had gone to conduct raid at a gambling den in Village;Kharasanda area under Gurandi police limits in the district. Sensing trouble, a group of gamblers started pelting stones at the cops. The injured police personnel were rushed to the Gajapti district headquarters hospital. It is relevant to mention that during Makar Sankranti, betting dens mushroom in the nook and corner of Gajapati district, as gambling is considered a part of the celebrations.
Getting the smoke a team of police raided a gambling hideout at Marangpali while acting on a tip-off. A group of miscreants at the site allegedly attacked the police team leaving many of them including the SDPO injured in the attack.
