Hyderabad: In a crackdown on illegal gambling activities in Hyderabad, police conducted a raid within the limits of the KPHB Police Station and arrested five individuals.
Based on the information about gambling operations, the Balanagar Special Operations Team (SOT) carried out a surprise inspection at a private luxury stay room located in Adityanagar, Addagutta.
During the raid, officers found five persons engaged in playing cards for money. The accused were detained and later handed over to the KPHB police for further legal action.
The individuals taken into custody have been identified as Devalaraju Venkata Sesha Chalam (48), Parvathaneni Veerabhadra Rao (47), Peddineni Pawan Kumar (36), Obilineni Ganesh (36), and Parvathaneni Rambabu (45).
Police seized cash amounting to Rs 39,010 from the spot. In addition, five mobile phones and six sets of playing cards were confiscated during the operation.
According to officials, the total value of the seized property is estimated to be around Rs 89,010.
Police registered a case and started investigation.
