Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Gambling Raid: Thirty One Arrested, Rs 12,535 / seized

On 20/11/2007 at 1900 hrs on the credible information of ASP Panambur Sub Division and PSI (Crime) Surathkal PS along with staff conducted raid on Sharadha Recreation Club near Sharadha hotel at Idya village Surathkal Mangalore. At the time of raid Police found 31 persons playing “Ander -Bahar” with cards. The Police seized cash Rs. 12,535/, 14 mobile phones, 02 tables, 10 fibre chairs and playing cards from the spot by arresting Udaya Kumar (45), Nagaraj S. (34), Hamza (48), Ashok (32), Muralidhara (46), Karthik (58), Raghunatha (27), Bhaskara (60), Ummar (52), Lokesh (35), Shekara Poojary (44), Suresh (40), Naveen Poojary (43), Ramappa (48), Yadhava Suvarna (43), Moosa S. (54), Ramesh (31), Narayana (38), Manjunatha (45), Haji @ Hajiyabba (38), Prakash (28), Narayana (59), Herald Veigas (50), Roy D’Souza ( 43), Suresh Bhat (45), Sunil (37), Shafi @ Mohammad Shafi (52), Vasunadara (40), Shilpa Achary (45), Umarabba (49) and Naveen (32) who were indulging in gambling. However other two persons managed to escape from the scene.

The total value of siezed property is Rs. 12,535/. In this connection, a case has been registered against the arrested persons in Surathkal PS U/s 79, 80 of the Karnataka Police Act.