Crime branch police nabbed nine gamblers at Bhim Nagar crematorium in the night on Sunday and recovered Rs 33350 from their possession in the midnight on Saturday; one gambler escaped the spot.
Acting on a tip off, regarding gambling, nine miscreants were nabbed who were caught gambling. Police said that the nabbed gamblers were identified as Tulsiram Kushwaha, Faizal Qureshi, Mahendra Kulhnakar, Mahendra Gehlot, Manoj Ahirwar, Saeed Qureshi, Abdul Sohail, Haseem Khan and Amit Yadav.
The details of the nabbed gamblers would be investigated in the further investigation. The raid was conducted in the midnight when the accused were gambling. The police have registered a case under section 13(A) of the Public Gambling Act. Meanwhile, in a joint operation Excise Department and Misrod police have nabbed a miscreant carrying liquor from Mandideep to Bhopal in a autorickshaw and recovered illegally transported 7 cartons of litres of liquor worth Rs 40000 in the wee hours on Sunday. According to the police, a autorickshaw was tracked and when it was searched 7 cartons of liquor were seized from the vehicle bearing registration number MP04RA 3046.
Police said that the accused identified as Ashraf failed to produce licence regarding the liquor which was found in his autorickshaw.
The source from which the two have obtained the liquor remained unknown. A case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started. The police have seized mobile phone and details of the mobile phones would be investigated while crime record of the nabbed accused would be investigated in the further investigation.