Seven held for gambling in Mancherial

Liquid cash Rs 19,500 and six mobile phones were seized from their possession.

Mancherial: Seven persons were arrested by a task force team on the charges of involving in prohibited gambling at a house in Ashoknagar here on Saturday. Liquid cash Rs 19,500 and six mobile phones were seized from their possession.

Task Force police Inspector Raj Kumar said that Thadaka Ravi, Pilli Raju, Md Yakub, Pittala Sampath, Narla Srinivas, Pasula Venkata Swamy and Manda Krishna were apprehended while indulging in the offence secretly in a house, following a tip. The seven were handed over to Mancherial police for further action.

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Task Force Sub-Inspectors Upender, and Lachanna and their staffers took part in the operation.