Srinagar: Police in Baramulla on Tuesday said that it has arrested six gamblers and also seized stake money from their possession.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday police said that acting on specific information, a police party from Police Post Delina raided a gambling site at DPS Colony Delina following an input about gambling activities and apprehended six gamblers identified as Mohd Shafi Matta son of Gh Mohd resident of Ishtango Bandipora and Ab Qayoom Bhat son of Mohd Ramzan, Mehraj-ud-Din Shiekh son of Mohd Yusuf, Aijaz Ahmad Wani son of Gh Mohd, Ab Rashid Bhat son of Ali Mohd and Javid Ahmad Wani son of Gh Mohd all residents of Delina.
Stating that officers have seized stake money of ₹14,880/- and playing cards from the gamblers, the police in it’s statement further said “ the above named accused have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody”.
In the concluded para of its above referred statement police said that case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation has been initiated.
