Srinagar- Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested six gamblers after raiding a hotel in the ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Abdul Majeed, Ishtiyaq Mohammad, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rashid, Nissar Ahmad and Barkat Ali, all residents of Sopore were arrested by a team of cops from police station Gulmarg after carrying out a raid at a hotel in the picturesque Gulmarg Valley, a police spokesperson said. The raid, he said, was carried out after receiving specific information about gambling activities at the hotel.
“Police have seized stake money of ₹76,730/- and playing cards from the gamblers. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody,” the spokesperson said.
Accordingly, he said, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Gulmarg and investigation has been taken up.