7 gamblers arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 8: Police today said it have arrested seven gamblers and recovered stake money from Alochi Bagh area.
A police spokesman said that acting on information, police raided a gambling site in Alochi Bagh and arrested seven gamblers who were identified as Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Javed Abdullah, Asif Farash, Ashraf Najar, Yasin Misgar and Irfan Ayub Dar.
“The stake money of Rs 54,000 and playing cards were recovered from the spot. Police have registered a case under FIR number 72/2017 under Section 13 Gambling Act and investigation was taken up,” he said.