Gambling den busted, Rs2.75L seized, six held

Amritsar, June 20

The police have busted a gambling den in Hussainpura on late Saturday evening and seized Rs2.75 lakh. Cops also nabbed six persons while several managed to flee.

Those arrested are Paras of Jamalpur Focal Point, Ludhiana; Narinder Kumar of Katra Khazan; Sanjiv Kumar of Gali Sheikhan wali; Shibu Mahajan, alias Ankush, of Ghas Mandi; Sunil of Katra Khazana and Deepak of Lahori Gate. Rohit Kumar, alias Logi, of Bazaar Borian wala and Rohit Kalyani of Hussainpura are still at large. The CCTV cameras were being scrutinised. It’s learnt Logi was close to a politician, besides having links with notorious elements. It’s being alleged that Logi was let off following the pressure. However, the police denied any such political intervention. — TNS