The quick action team (QAT) along with the Commissionerate Police on Tuesday evening busted a gambling den behind the heads of the departments (HOD) building at Unit-5 in the city and arrested six persons from the spot.
They gamblers were identified as Choudhury Santosh Dash (34), Ramesh Mohanty (48), Rashmi Ranjan Parida (32), Suresh Sethi (27), Niranjan Mallick (38), all from the city and Babuli Sahu (34) of Dhalapathar in Khurda district.
The QAT seized cash worth Rs 43,500, an Indigo ECS car, a numberless Maruti Alto-800 car, a Bajaj Chetak scooter and seven mobile phones from the possession of the gamblers.