Jamshedpur, Oct 26 Fifteen people were arrested for allegedly gambling in a house in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur city, police said on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in Prakashnagar in the Birsanagar police station area and arrested 15 people who were playing cards. A total of Rs 7.67 lakh in cash was seized, they said.
All the arrested persons were remanded to judicial custody, they added.
Meanwhile, the East Singhbhum district police launched an intensified drive to curb criminal activities during the festival season.
SSP Ehtesham Waquarib directed officers to maintain a close watch on habitual offenders, organised criminal gangs, drug peddlers and illegal arms suppliers, and take appropriate action against them.
(PTI News)
