<p>The Central Crime Branch police on Tuesday night raided the Karnataka Contractors Club at Palace Grounds and arrested criminal Kunigal Giri along with 15 others while they were gambling.</p>.<p>They handed Giri over to the Byappanahalli police as there was a non-bailable warrant against him in a robbery case.</p>.<p>The raid was based on information that non-members of the club were gambling on the premises. </p>.<p>Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), said: “We have booked a case under the Karnataka Police Act against 16 people, including history-sheeter Kunigal Giri, for gambling and seized Rs 4.72 lakh in cash. Giri is involved in more than 90 cases; most of them are robberies.” </p>.<p>“All 16 are non-members of the club. The case has been handed over to Sadashivanagar police,” said Kuldeep Kumar Jain, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). </p>.<p>Giri along with his associates are known for committing robberies on highways and outer ring roads. He had almost killed a police officer by opening fire with a country-made pistol in 2014. The police caught him by shooting him on his legs. He was finally arrested by the Koramangala police and was out on bail.</p>.<p>The police remained tight-lipped about the others who were caught gambling.</p>
<p>The Central Crime Branch police on Tuesday night raided the Karnataka Contractors Club at Palace Grounds and arrested criminal Kunigal Giri along with 15 others while they were gambling.</p>.<p>They handed Giri over to the Byappanahalli police as there was a non-bailable warrant against him in a robbery case.</p>.<p>The raid was based on information that non-members of the club were gambling on the premises. </p>.<p>Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), said: “We have booked a case under the Karnataka Police Act against 16 people, including history-sheeter Kunigal Giri, for gambling and seized Rs 4.72 lakh in cash. Giri is involved in more than 90 cases; most of them are robberies.” </p>.<p>“All 16 are non-members of the club. The case has been handed over to Sadashivanagar police,” said Kuldeep Kumar Jain, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). </p>.<p>Giri along with his associates are known for committing robberies on highways and outer ring roads. He had almost killed a police officer by opening fire with a country-made pistol in 2014. The police caught him by shooting him on his legs. He was finally arrested by the Koramangala police and was out on bail.</p>.<p>The police remained tight-lipped about the others who were caught gambling.</p>
