The Koraput Police detained at least 20 persons following a raid at a gambling den in Borigumma area. As per reports, the gamblers were apprehended from Nilagiri forest under Borigumma police limits. A few others managed to give the police team a slip. Police seized more than Rs 7 lakh cash and playing cards from the spot after the raid. The raid was conducted following the directions of Koraput Superintendent of Police.
Despite repeated crackdown by police, gambling activities have reportedly continued unabated in various parts of Odisha. A month ago, another gambling den was busted near Ranipada village under Banpur police limits of Khordha with the arrest of seven persons. Cash and other valuables were seized during the raid.