Port Blair, Jan 28: South Andaman Police once again proved their efficiency and strikes hard on the gamblers. The teams of Police Station Pahargaon arrested six persons under A&N Islands Gambling Regulation, 1951 with recovery of more than Rupees One lakh.

Acting promptly on a credible information, the team comprising of Insp. Girish Kumar, SHO PS Pahargaon, ASI Murgeshan, HC/ A. Raja, PCs M. Ashok Kumar, Sudip Kumar, Rajesh Prasad, Manorama Hawlader & others carried out a raid near TTI Ground, Garacharma and arrested six persons who were involved in gambling. They are: (1) Satya, 34 yrs, R/o Birdline, (2) K.P Raju, 40 yrs, R/o Police Line (3) Abhishek, 28 yrs, R/o Garcharma (4) Abdul Sajid, 35 yrs, R/o Garacharma (5) G. Sonusundaram, 30 yrs, R/o Brichgunj (6) M Srinivas Rao, 41 yrs, R/o Garacharma. A sum of Rs. 1,10,250/- alongwith playing card was seized on the spot.

The entire operation took place under the supervision of Shri Narra Chaitanya, IPS, SDPO South Andaman Sub-Division. The general public is once again requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities to police at 100, 112 & 03192-233077. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.