Gambling den raided, 27 held in Maharashtra

YAVATMAL: Acting on a tip off, the local crime branch sleuths raided a room on Jamb Road in Wadgaon locality of the city on Tuesday night and nabbed 27 gamblers, including a juvenile offender, hailing from Amravati, Wardha and Yavatmal districts.

A criminal offence under relevant sections of IPC and other laws has been registered at Yavatmal rural police station.

Those arrested included a member of Amravati Municipal Corporation, Abdul Wasim Abdul Majid, and former Yavatmal ZP member Pravin Babarao Uike, a resident of Bhambraja village in Yavatmal district.

Cops seized cash ₹11.7 lakh, 25 mobiles, 10 two-wheelers and three four-wheelers, together worth Rs40 lakh.