Gambling den busted, 22 held

Hyderabad, October 05: The South Zone team of the Commissioner’s Task Force on Tuesday apprehended 22 persons who were playing three cards by conducting a Gaming House at Hafez Baba Nagar in Kachanbagh.

According to police, the main accused Mohd. Mohsinuddin was operating a gambling den from his house for the last one year to recover the losses that he suffered in real estate business. He was allegedly running a common Gaming House three-card (Game of Chance) by gathering his friends and collecting kitty amount from them and thus earning easy money.

On a tip-off police raided the houses and arrested 22 people including the main accused. Police have seized net cash of Rs 53,000, 156 playing cards and 22 cell phones from their possession.

The arrested accused were later handed over to Kanchanbagh police station for further action.

——Agencies