Srinagar: Acting tough against social crimes, Srinagar police have arrested six gamblers from a gambling site and seized stake money from the gamblers.
An official statement issued here on Saturday said that a police party from Police Station Karanagar raided a gambling site at Zampa Kadal near Pump Shed following an input about gambling activities and apprehended six gamblers. “ Those detained have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Shah resident of Batshah Mohalla Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Bhat resident of Wantpora Malpora, Aijaz Ahmad Khan resident of Sazgari Pora Srinagar, Rastum Khan resident of Waniyar Noorbagh, Mohd Muzaffar Beigh and Mehraj din Najar both residents of Saidpora Srinagar”, the statement reads.
Officers, the statement said, have seized playing cards and stake money of ₹46,790/- from the gamblers. “The accused have been arrested and shifted to PS Karanagar where they remain in custody”, the statement said.
Police in it’s statement also said that accordingly, a case FIR No. 57/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Karanagar and investigation has been initiated.
Police in it’s statement also asked people to share information regarding the crimes in their neighbourhood with the local police units.