Jalandhar cops swing into action, arrest five suspects from lottery shop

Jalandhar, March 5

After MLA Sheetal Angural conducted a surprise raid at a lottery shop near Basti Bawa Khel canal on Monday night, the police swung into action and registered cases against six persons. The police arrested five of them, while one of the suspects has been absconding.

Laptop, cash seized

Gurmukh Singh, SHO of the Basti Bawa Khel police station, said while five individuals had been detained, efforts were on to nab the absconding person. The police seized a laptop and Rs 14,000 in cash from the shop. Further investigations were on into the matter.

Those arrested have been identified as Amit Kumar, Shekhar, Karan Verma, Deepak Jain, and Amarjeet Singh. However, Arun Kumar is yet to be nabbed.

MLA Angural, while going live on his social media platform during the raid, alleged that the lottery shop had been duping residents by selling counterfeit tickets. He accused the shop owner, alongside big fishes in the lottery business, of engaging in illicit betting activities within the premises. Moreover, he also accused lower rung police officials of collusion with the operators.

Following the raid, MLA Angural and his team, along with local merchants, staged a protest outside the targeted establishment, obstructing the Kapurthala road near Basti Bawa Khel canal last night. Reports indicate that the demonstration was only lifted after the police registered an FIR and apprehended individuals present in the shop.

Gurmukh Singh, SHO of the Basti Bawa Khel police station, confirmed that a case had been registered against six persons under Section 15 of the Gambling Act, Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 of the Lottery Act.

He said while five individuals had been detained, efforts were on to nab the absconding person. He said the police had seized a laptop and Rs 14,000 in cash from the shop. Further investigations were on into the matter.