Srinagar : Police on Monday said it has arrested eight (8) gamblers in Kulgam district and also seized stake money from them .
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that after swiftly following specific inputs regarding gambling in the jurisdiction of Police Station Qaimoh, a Police party headed by SHO Police Station Qaimoh raided the suspected gambling sites at Reshipora, Qaimoh and near Railway Station Anantnag and apprehended eight gamblers there, adding therein that during their search, stake money of Rs 6,460/ and sets of playing cards were recovered from their possession. Police in its statement further said that cases under relevant sections of law were registered in Police Station Qaimoh besides initiating investigations.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement police warned that people found indulging in criminal activities shall be dealt strictly as per law and appealed them to come forward with any information regarding anti-social activity in their vicinity.
