Gambling den busted in Berhampur; 3 held
Odishabarta
Berhampur:Acting on a tip-off, Golanthara Police raided the gambling den in Village Jatiapadar all of a sudden and arrested the accused persons.
They were identified as ; P. Prasad Rao (36), S/O-Lt P. Sankar Rao Reddy of village Pustapur, PS- Ichhapur, Dist- Srikakolam(AP).K. Vignesh Reddy (39), S/O- K. Chandramani Reddy of village Pustapur, PS- Ichhapur, Dist- Srikakulam (AP). and P. Mohan Reddy (30), S/O- Lt P Daneya Reddy of village Jhatipadar , PS- Golanthara, Dist- Ganjam.
They also seized Cash of Rs.1,44,570/- of different denominations., Four Numbers of M/Cs bearing Regd No- AP 30 AJ 8762( Hero Passion Pro), AP 30 AH4985(Hero Glamor), OD07 AF 8971( Hero Destini 125 scotty) and another M/C without number plate.10 Nos of playing card sealed and new pockets and 52 nos of opened playing cards.
Police based on reliable information Golanthara Police conducted a raid led by Inspector Bibek Mohanta inside the Kewada Forest near village Jhatipadar and arrested three persons.
During the raid accused persons mentioned above assaulted the police team and tried escape from the spot. But, the police team apprehended three persons . The rest accused persons managed to escape from the spot taking the advantage of density & vast area of Kewada bushes. The arrested accused persons are being forwarded to the court on Monday.
The Investigation of the case is in progress and verification is on to identify the other involved persons in this case.
