Twenty-nine People Arrested for Gambling in a House in Chennai

On Thursd🏅ay, Chennai police arrested 29 people fo𝔉r gambling in a leased house.

As per a in New Indian Express, the police said that the raid was conducted by a special team led by the Foreshore Estate police based on a tip-off. The police seized Rs. 9.55 lakh cash from the raided apartment and a𒁃rrested 29 people involved in gambling over cards there. Those arrested were booked under the Gambling Act and were later released on station bail.

The raided apartment is located✨ on Karpagam Avenue in Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai. The place was leased by a man named Prabhu, three years ago. Prabhu works with a private company.

There have been other reported cases of gambling as well in the city in the recent past. Last month, Chennai police arrested 12 people includꦍing Tami♌l actor Shaam for alleged gambling activities at his hou♍se near Nung⛦ambakkam area in Chennai. Packets of playing cards and tokens were seized from Shaam’s house. Those arrested were later released on bail.

The state has even seen action on the online gambling front. Recently, the Madras High Court urged that th🍎e Tamil Nadu government should pass a law to regulate o💃nline games like rummy, poker, and ludo. The court expressed꧟ concern that online gambling attracts unemployed youth and leads to addiction.

On the other hand, Dr S. Ramadoss and K Ramakrishna have both pushed central an𝐆d state governments to ban online rummy and other gaming sites and apps.