19 held in raids on five gambling dens in Panna's Amanganj

Police in the Amanganj police station area of Panna district raided five separate gambling spots at the same time and caught 19 people gambling. The spots were in the villages of Pagra and Dwari.

According to police, Rs 22,360 in cash and 260 playing cards were seized from the accused. A case has been registered against all of them under the Gambling Act.

The action was carried out on November 10 and 11. A police team led by station in-charge inspector Rohit Mishra carried it out under the guidance of the district's police officers. Police had received information from an informant that gambling dens were being run in rural areas during Deepavali. Following this, the team surrounded five separate spots in Pagra and Dwari and raided them simultaneously.

Of the five dens, two were in Dwari and three in Pagra. In Dwari, two separate gambling dens were running in fields near Rammu Chaurha. Police acted against both and caught eight people there.

In Pagra, police raided three dens. One was running near a government school. The second was under a neem tree on School Road, and the third on a public path near a culvert. Across all five spots, 19 people in total were caught gambling.

Police said the total cash recovered from all the accused was Rs 22,360, along with 260 playing cards. A case has been registered against all the accused under the Gambling Act, and further legal action is under way.