Srinagar : Police on Saturday said that it has arrested 3 gamblers in Handwara and seized stake money from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party of Police Post Chogul while on patrolling near Gund Chogul apprehended three gamblers identified as Javid Ahmad Khan S/o Gh Mohammad R/o Galoora, Gh Nabi Malik S/o Gh Mohidin and Mudasir Ahmad Dar S/o Abdul Subhan, both residents of Gund Chogul who were caught red-handed with the stake money of Rs. 4810/- and playing cards from the gamblers, adding therein that the accused have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Stating that police has accordingly registered a case vide FIR No. 120/2023 under relevant sections of law at Police Station Handwara and initiated a further course of investigation into the case, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement warned that it will strictly act against the People indulging in criminal activities and appealed people to share information regarding the crimes in their neighbourhood with the local police units.