Crime Branch nabs 21 gamblers, recovers `53K

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Crime Branch police nabbed 21 gamblers, recovered Rs 53000 cash and playing cards from Shahjehanabad area on Tuesday, watch list criminal was operating gambling.

Acting on a tip-off, gamblers were nabbed who were caught gambling from a house in Kabeetpura. The main accused Rashid Tada is a watch list criminal and was operating the gambling.

The accused was booked in case of explosion in the past. Apart from the main accused other nabbed from the house hold crime record and investigation has been started to search for crime committed.

From the spot police found transactions of betting and recovered Rs 53000 cash. The police have registered a case under Gambling Act. Police said that details of the gamblers are under investigation. The gamblers are involved in other illegal activities could not be ascertained. The nabbed gamblers and close aides of the main accused would be quizzed.

Meanwhile Eithkhedi police have booked a miscreant for involved in duping victim to the tune of Rs  37500 by using ATM cards details at Ratalal village ; accused was duped in the name of providing unlocking ATM card.

According to the police, the victim Rajendra Kumar Pandey was duped by an unidentified person posing as bank manager who informed that his ATM card is locked and to make it functional he could require 16 digit number and pin of ATM card. A complaint was lodged with the cyber cell and senior officials in the year 2018 and after completing investigation police have registered case of fraud against miscreant.

Based on the mobile number of the miscreant used to commit fraud police have started investigation.  

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