Three gamblers in Chandigarh police net

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 19

Three city residents were arrested for gambling in separate incidents on Friday.

The suspects have been identified as Sita Ram, Rakesh Kumar and Mohit.

Sita Ram was arrested while gambling near Bank of Baroda, Sector 26, and Rs1,100 were recovered from him. A case under Section 13A-3-67 of the Gambling Act was registered in this connection at the Sector 26 police station.

Rakesh Kumar was arrested after he was found gambling near the community centre in Mani Majra. The police recovered Rs8,021 from his possession. A case was registered against him at the Mani Majra police station.

The third incident was reported form near Balmiki Mandir in Ram Darbar. The police recovered Rs4,350 from the suspect, Mohit.

One arrested for drinking at public place

A Sector 43 resident, Vivek Sharma, was arrested for consuming liquor at a public place. He was found indulging in street drinking near the Sector 42/43 rotary on December 18. A case under Section 68-1(B) of the Punjab Police Act, 2007, and Section 510 of the IPC has been registered against him at the Sector 36 police station.

Sector 25 youth held with country-made pistol

The police arrested a Sector 25 resident, Sunny, 29, and recovered a country-made pistol and a live round from him near the Sector25/38 light point on December 18. A case under Section 25-54-59 of the Arms Act has been registered at the Sector 11 police station.

Two arrested with illicit liquor, let off on bail

A Raipur Khurd resident, Deepak Kumar, was nabbed with 30 quarters of country-made liquor near EWS Colony, Mauli Jagran, on December 18. A case under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act was registered at the Mauli Jagran police station. He was later released on bail. In another case, a Ram Darbar resident, Pankaj Kumar, was found in possession of 58 bottles of liquor near the Hallo Majra dispensary on December 18. A case under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act was registered at the Sector 31 police station. He was arrested and later let off on bail.