Gambling raids in Peddapalli: 14 held, cash and mobile phones seized
Police arrested 14 persons in two separate gambling cases in Peddapalli district. Ten were apprehended at a lodge in Godavarikhani and four at Centenary Colony. Police seized a total of Rs 1.54 lakh and 14 mobile phones
Peddapalli: Ten persons were arrested jointly by a task force and local police for allegedly indulging in banned gambling at a lodge in Godavarikhani on Tuesday night. Police seized cash in Rs 1.36 lakh and 10 mobile phones from the accused persons.
Task force ACP Srinivas Rao said that SM Khan, T Narsinga Rao, P Tirupathi, M Kumar, K Kiran, V Sathish, Praveen, R Mani, SK Bhasi and K Raj Kumar, all from different parts of Godavarikhani and surrounding villages were apprehended when they were committing the offence in the lodge, following a tip-off.
In a similar incident, four persons—Matta Prasanth, D Sadanandam, SK Chand Pasha and P Kartheek–were taken into custody for allegedly involving in the gambling at Centenary Colony in under Ramagiri police station limits. Police seized cash in Rs 18,650 and four mobile phones from the four.
