Hariharpur police have arrested a gang of gamblers who were active in Batokhurd village. The police arrested 10 people in this connection.
According to Garhwa SP Mohammed Arshi, the accused were involved in gambling for the past one year. A case under Sections of 290,34 and 420 of the IPC has been registered at the Hariharpur police station.
The SP said that acting on a tip-off, a team of police led by SDPO Nagar Untari conducted a raid at village Batokhurd near Khalihan of Bachu Singh and arrested the accused. Playing cards and Rs 48,940 were also recovered from them. Police send them to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, with the arrest of three miscreants, the Bhawnathpur police today claimed to have busted an inter-district gang of thieves who stole power copper cables worth Rs. 46 lakh from two power sub-stations Bhawnathpur and Kharundhi of the district. Police also recovered stolen mobile phone from them. Garhwa SP Mohammed Arshi said that the accused have been arrested after tracking their mobile location from Ramgarh. SP said that they also confessed their involvement.