CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, Mr. Superintendent of Police and Mr. Additional Superintendent of Police and Mr. SDOP Kotma were ordered to completely curb Operation Prahar and illegal activities. In connection with which, on the intervening night of 01-02.12.24, information was received from an informer that some people were gambling in the veranda of Puran Tal Panika's house in village Hari. On going to the place mentioned by the informer to verify the information and take action, some persons were found gambling with playing cards, betting on win or loss with money. They were surrounded and caught. On asking their name and address, they gave their names as 01- Ramdulare Panika father Ramratan Panika age 45 years resident of Ward No. 18, village Hari, 02- Biran Prasad Kewat father Jawahar Prasad Kewat age 27 years resident of Ward No. 01, village Pipraha, 03. Dhanshyam Kekt father Shri Puran Kewat age 29 years resident of Ward No. 06, village Reunda, 04- Kamta Prasad Kewat father Shri Ramlal Kewat age 24 years resident of Ward No. 05, village Reunda, 05. Ghanshyam alias Lata Jogi father Balaknath Jogi age 30 years resident of village Fulkona 06- Horitat Kewat father Shri Biharilal Kewat age 47 years resident of Ward No. 05, village Reunda Police Station Ramnagar District Anuppur A total of six gamblers from (MP) were found in whose possession and gambling den 52 playing cards and cash worth Rs. 4120/- were recovered. These were duly confiscated under the Gambling Act and action was taken against the said gamblers.

Similarly, on 01.12.24, an informer informed that some people were gambling under the street light near Devi Talab in village Hari. On going to the place mentioned by the informer to verify the information and take action, some persons were found gambling with playing cards by betting on win or loss with money. They were surrounded and caught. On asking their name and address, they gave their names as 01- Surendra Agariya father Shri Anandram Agariya age 30 years resident of Ward No. 01 village Pipraha police station Ramnagar, 02- Devprasad alias Daddu Kewat father Shri Ramlal Kewat age 29 years resident of Ward No. 07 village Reunda police station Ramnagar, 03- Gopal alias Brajesh Kewat father late Shri Hublal Kewat age 32 years resident of Ward No. 16 village Hari 04- Puranlal Panika father Shri Ramkhelavan Panika age 41 years resident of village Ward No. 05. Hari 05 Vidya Shankar Yadav father Dudhnath Yadav age 39 years resident of Ward No. 15 Shanti Nagar Rajnagar police station Ramnagar district Anuppur (M.P.) A total of five gamblers were found from whose possession and gambling den 52 playing cards and cash worth Rs. 3550 were found. Which was duly confiscated under the Gambling Act and action was taken against the said gamblers.

Thus, on the intervening night of 01.12.24, on the information of an informer, gambling raids were conducted in two different places and action was taken against 11 gamblers under the Gambling Act and playing cards and cash worth Rs. 7,670 were seized.

The above action was taken under the leadership of Police Station Incharge Ramnagar Inspector Amar Verma by PR 84 Sanat Dwivedi, PR 72 Shri Shyam Shukla, PR 156 Vinod Minj, R 389 Manoj Upadhyay, R 529 Anurag Singh, R 464 Vinod Maravi, R Cha 264 Anil Maravi.