In a major crackdown on illegal gambling, the K Haat Police in Purnia district arrested eight individuals on Monday for running an illegal lottery racket. The arrests were made in Prabhat Colony’s Hanuman Bagh area, a hub for the unlawful operations.
Police seized:
22,000 fake lottery tickets
Rs64,930 in cash
9 mobile phones
1 car
3 motorbikes
Rakesh Ranjan alias Sunny
Mahesh Bahadur
Suraj Kumar Choudhary
Sunil Paswan
Ujjwal Kumar Yadav
Dilkhush Kumar
Md Betab Alam
Md Hussain
According to K Haat SHO Uday Kumar, the accused sourced lottery tickets from West Bengal and sold them illegally across the city. The operation reportedly earned significant profits by bypassing legal systems and exploiting local demand.
The police have launched further investigations and anticipate more arrests as they uncover the network behind the racket.
