Port Blair, Aug 25: In a crackdown on gambling activities, the South Andaman District Special Police team comprising of ASI M. Abdul Rasheed, HC Sanjay Kujur, constables Ashish Mallick, Abhay Kr. Yadav, Mohd. Imran and M. Raja Rao raided different gambling dens, arrested 11 persons and seized Rs.26500/- under A&N Islands Gambling Regulation, 1951.
In the first raid on 24.08.14, the team raided a gambling den at near Rajastan temple and nabbed four persons, namely M. Murugeshan (40) yrs, R/o Near Rajasthan Temple, (2) Monoza Laskar, (27) yrs, R/o Near Joggers Park, (3) R. Selvam, (35) yrs, R/o Dairy Farm and (4) K. Jayapal, (42)yrs, R/o RGT Road alongwith playing cards and Rs.14000/- in cash.
Meanwhile, in another raid on same day i.e (24.08.2014), the team raided a gambling den near Shadipur Medical and arrested seven persons namely (1) Rahat Ali, (48)yrs, R/o South Point, (2) Abdul Ramzan, (29)yrs, R/o Junglighat, (3) CH. Eshwarnath, (27)yrs, R/o Shadipur, (4) Abdul Hanif, (47) yrs, R/o Shadipur, (5) S. Karthick, (25)yrs, R/o Shadipur, (6) Mohd., Rafique, (37) yrs, R/o Mazar Pahar, (7) S. Manimuthu, (27) yrs, R/o Bhargath Line alongwith playing cards and cash Rs.12,500/-