On the order of Indore IG Vipin Maheshwari, a police team raided a hideout of satta and gambling racket at Motinagar in Sagour police station area of Pithampur industrial area.
The police team consisting of SDOP Mhow Arun Mishra, TI Mhow Ashok Tiwari with more than 30 policemen raided the hideout which is just one km away from Sagour police station. The police arrested more than 40 gamblers and seized more than Rs7 lakh in cash, registration papers of several houses and plots and other valuables.
As many as 30 two-wheelers, three four-wheelers, one Tata magic van and more than 10 dozen of mobile phone were seized at the spot from the gamblers.
When police team raided the spot, many of the gamblers ran away from the spot. The satta hideout was located besides the wall of auto testing track. Gamblers and bookies from Pithampur, Mhow, Dhar and Manpur frequently visited this spot. Since, it was suspected that the local cops were well aware of the gambling, the officials did not inform the local police station or local officers.
Sources said that people when engrossed in satta and gambling use to mortgage the registries of their properties to overcome the dues. People also use to sell the gold and silver ornaments to the bookies. Pithampur is an industrial area and more than 1 lakh workers are employed in more than 700 factories of Pithampur industrial area.
locals alleged that these bookies and satta and gambling operators use to snatch their hard earned money. The agents of satta bookies are spread in every part of Pithampur.