Six held for gambling in room of dhaba in Panna's Devendranagar; Rs 40,300 seized

Police in Devendranagar, Panna district, raided a room at Sharif Dhaba and caught six people gambling there. They seized Rs 40,300 in cash and a pack of 52 playing cards from the spot.

The action was taken during a campaign being run under the direction of Superintendent of Police Savyasachi Saraf. During the campaign, police received information from an informer that some people were gambling in a room at the dhaba. Acting on the tip, a police team reached the spot and surrounded the place. Six people who were trying to flee were caught.

Those caught include the dhaba owner. The names are Mangal Singh Rajak, Ajju Azad Kumair, Jitesh Vishwakarma and dhaba owner Sharif Mohammad. Another man from Badgaon is also among those caught.

Police have registered a case against all six under the Gambling Act. They are now questioning the men on how long gambling had been going on at the dhaba.