Four arrested for gambling in Telangana, India

Neha Soni October 21, 2024

Four people were arrested by task forces for allegedly indulging in illegal gambling in a forest in Dandepalli mandal, Telangana in India. The police have seized Rs 53, 460, four mobile phones and three motorbikes.

According to Ramagundam task force police, who received a tip-off, Pettem Thirupathi, Md Kaleem, both residents of Luxettipet town and Chindam Sathish, resident of Dandepalli mandal and Gandham Narayanam of Jannaram, were caught in the act of committing the crime. The four detained were handed over to Dandepalli police for further action. Two more accused, Patharaveni Lachanna from Luxettipet mandal and Nelki Ravinder of Dandepalli mandal were still at large.

Illegal gambling scandals

This marks the latest incident in the district, where the task forces have seen and upheaved various illegal gambling scandals. In a similar incident that happened in the beginning of October, eleven persons including former MPP Gaddam Srinivas were arrested for allegedly indulging in gambling in Luxettipet town. The task force police had received a tip-off regarding the illegal activities and apprehended eleven people, all belonging to different parts Luxettipet and Dandepalli mandals.

Another of the many incidents took place in September where the Ramagundam Commissionerate Task Force arrested 10 persons including eight traders on the charges of gambling in the Market area. The police seized Rs 52,320 from them. The apprehended included traders from different parts of the town, a coal miner and a retired Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) employee. The SCCL is a government coal mining company jointly owned by the government of Telangana and India.

The recent incident comes amid a deterioration in law and order in Mancherial district headquarters in the last few months. The district has observed unprecedented clashes between groups in different parts at regular intervals.

The district, over the last few months, has been witnessing conflicts between some gangs and individuals over petty issues, property disputes, clashes over love affairs, brutal recovery of loans and brawls out of previous enmity during religious affairs and processions of idols at night.