Allahabad, November 05: A member of local municipal corporation is among a group of 17 people who were arrested here today on the charge of gambling on the occasion of Deepawali festival.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in Keedganj police station area of the city, from where 17 persons, including Rajesh Kumar Maurya, a member of the Allahabad Nagar Nigam, were arrested, a police spokesman said.
Nearly Rs 57,000 in cash, 20 mobile phones and some jewellery were recovered from the spot, the spokesman said adding a case has been registered in this connection under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
–Agencies