Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Oct 15: The city crime branch (CCB) police on Saturday October 14 raided a gambling den at Mucchilakodi, Konaje here and arrested 12 persons.
Based on credible information, the CCB police raided a gambling centre named 'Andar-Bahar' where money was being used to place bets.
The arrested are Ganesh (38), Tilak (28), Prasad (38), Jayaraj (27), Jayaraj (26), Lokesh (32), Keshava (27), Drahasadas (26), Naveen Kumar (26), Rohit (27), Ranjit (29) and Sharat Raj (25). All are residents of Konaje.
The police also seized Rs 22,485 in cash and playing cards from the accused.
The accused as well as the seized items have been handed over to Konaje police for further investigation.
The operation was conducted by the CCB on the instructions of police commissioner T R Suresh, and under the guidance of DCPs Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashanth.