Four gamblers were nabbed from Aishbagh area by crime branch Bhopal and Rs 10,100 cash and receipt of betting were recovered from their possession on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off regarding gambling operated near a tea stall in Asihbagh area, crime branch Bhopal personnel investigated the matter and found that one of the men near the tea stall was heard putting a bet of Rs 50 on no 10 and several others were visiting and providing bet on specific numbers after which the team nabbed four gamblers and recovered receipt and cash from them.
The four have been involved in gambling for a few years and have been booked earlier for gambling.
The four were identified as Nawab alias Mandi (51), Bhura alias Saeed (45), Sumer Qureshi (22) and Shahbaz Khan (27). All the nabbed accused are residents of Aishbagh area.
Nawab alias Mandi is watch list criminal at Aishbagh police station. He is a habitual offender and served externment, which ended a month ago and on his return, he started his usual business of gambling.
After the arrest of the four accused, crime branch Bhopal hopes that more arrest would be made which would help in unearthening the nexus working behind the gambling racket.
Those involved in placing bets would also be searched and arrested during them investigation.
A case under Gambling Act has been registered by the police and further investigation has been started by the police.
Other areas of the city would be raided to nab more people involved in gambling said the police.