The Golanthhara police arrested eight persons red-handed while they were engaged in gambling in an isolated place at Girisola late on Sunday night.
Acting on a tipoff, a team of police under the direct supervision of Brahmapur SP Dr Sarthak Sarangi had raided the spot. The police also seized `2.25 lakh in cash, seven gold rings, four silver rings, two chains, seven mobile phones, four wrist watches and five motorcycles from their possession. The arrested identified as Y Mohan Rao of Girisola, B Somesu, Chandan Kumar Sahu of Brajanagar, Sudhir Sahu of B Nuagoan, S Hemant Rao of Sriramnagarm, Santosh Sahoo of Sankarur Sahi, M Ramkrishna of Ichhapur and Prasanta Maharana of Bijipur have been forwarded to court.