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Indian Police arrests over 500 person for gambling during festival season

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October 26, 2018

Niji Narayan

Indian Police arrests over 500 person for gambling during festival season

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The police in the Indian state of Odisha have arrested as many 500 persons for gambling during the celebrations of the festival Kumar Purnima. These were illegally and informally set up temporary gambling dens, catering the people in the festive mood.

Police also seised three bikes, six mobile phones and cash of Rs. 5,325 (63.95 EUR) from their possession.

“Acting on a tip off, we conducted raid at the gambling den and caught 11 persons in the night on Tuesday in Bharatpur village,” said Rakesh Kumar Tripathy, inspector-in-charge of Balichandrapur police station in Jajpur district.

Gambling goes on for several days, in most villages during the Kumara Purnima festival, also called Lakshmi puja.

The festival is observed five days after Dussehra. As gambling is considered as part of the Kumar Purnima celebrations, many such dens open in nook and corner of Ganjam district and in other districts also, the officer added.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.