Cops bust gambling racket in Kerala, arrest seven

KOCHI:

Ernakulam Rural

police busted a

gambling racket

based out of

Muvattupuzha

and seized as much as Rs 3 lakh from the gang on Sunday.

As many as seven persons were arrested for indulging in illegal gaming.

The arrested persons have been identified as Santhosh, 40; Maju, 38; Kasim, 40;

Aji

, 50; Pramod, 41; Pradeep, 47; and Johnson, 58.

Police said that the accused were arrested from the ground floor of an auditorium complex at Muvattupuzha based on a tip off received by district police chief (Ernakulam Rural) K Karthick.