Inter-state gambling racket busted, 2 brothers held

Rourkela: Police busted an inter-state gambling racket on Monday and arrested two brothers, believed to be kingpins. The accused are residents of Luakera under Sector-15 police station limits. Police are further investigating the case.The two arrested have been identified as Dilip Panchari (59) and Bahana Panchari (48). Acting on intelligence input, a large police team led by DSP Manorajan Pradhan arrived in Luakera area and carried out a raid.During the operation, police recovered Rs 28,39,400 in cash, three cars, four two-wheelers, 405 grams of gold jewellery and a cash counting machine."The two brothers were arrested in this case and further investigation is underway," said M R Pradhan, DSP, Rourkela.