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Latur Gambling Racket Busted: 27 Detained, ₹17.84 Lakh Seized

Latur Gambling Racket Busted: 27 Detained, ₹17.84 Lakh Seized
Latur Gambling Racket Busted! 27 Detained In Major Police Crackdown, ₹17.84 Lakh Worth Cash, Cars & Bikes Seized · freepressjournal.in

The police in a place called Latur, in Maharashtra, India, caught 27 people who were playing illegal gambling games.

Gambling is when people bet money on games of chance, and it is against the law in many places.

The police went to three different spots and raided them.

At the first spot, they found a matka betting game and took six people into custody.

At the second spot, they caught nine people.

At the third spot, a farm, they caught 12 people.

They also took things the gamblers used, like money, phones, cars, and motorcycles.

All together, the things they seized were worth about Rs 17.84 lakh, which is a lot of money.

The police also started a special phone line called the 'Khabar' helpline so people can tell them about illegal gambling.

Now the 27 people will have to answer for what they did.

Key facts

Total detained
27 persons
Total value seized
Rs 17.84 lakh (cash, mobile phones and vehicles)
Raid locations
3 locations in Latur district, Maharashtra
Shivajinagar raid
Matka betting; 6 detained; Rs 12,610 cash; 3 mobile phones (Rs 19,000)
Vivekanand Chowk raid
9 detained; Rs 19,350 cash; 5 mobile phones (Rs 42,000)
Ahmedpur farm raid
12 detained; Rs 37,320 cash; 12 mobile phones; 2 cars; 5 motorcycles (Rs 16.91 lakh)
New helpline
'Khabar' helpline launched for reporting illegal businesses and gambling

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