Srinagar : Police on Thursday said that it has arrested five gamblers in Sopore and also seized stake money from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that acting on a specific input about gambling activities at Ambarpora Tarzoo Nambal a police party headed by SHO Police Station Tarzoo under the supervision of SDPO Sopore raided the specific spot and during the raid five gamblers identified as Firdous Ahmad Dar S/o Bashir Ahmad &Shabir Ahmad Dar S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar both residents of Shair A Colony Sopore, Shafat Ahmad HajamS/o Mohammad Shafi Hajam R/o Ningli Sopore, Ishaq Ahmad Dar S/o Ghulam Nabi Dar R/o Ningli Sopore and Aashiq Hussain Malla S/o Abdul Majeed MallaR/o Haritar Sopore were arrested and later during search the stake money of ₹19000/- and playing cards were seized from the possession of the said accused who were shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Stating that a case FIR No. 22/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Tarzoo besides initiating investigation, the Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement police warned that people found indulging in criminal activities shall be dealt as per law and appealed people to share information regarding the crimes in their neighbourhood with the local police units.