Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police raided a club in Indiranagar after Saturday midnight, arrested 31 people and detained 180 others for gambling. They also seized Rs 8.45 lakh in cash and transaction tokens valued at Rs 10.55 lakh.
The CCB said the raid at Rockets club was conducted around 1 am following a tip-off. The organisers had taken money online and permitted gambling. The customers could either come to the club for gambling or participate online. The organisers would serve them liquor till early morning. Among those who took part in gambling were software engineers, students and businessmen. A case has been registered at the jurisdictional JB Nagar police station.
Published 07 August 2016, 19:05 IST