Gambling raid: 5 nabbed, Rs 4.9L cash & Rs 34L valuables seized

Udupi: Malpe police arrested five men and seized valuables worth Rs 38.9 lakh in a raid against gambling near a resort in Kadekar village, Udupi taluk, Friday.The team recovered playing cards, Rs 4.9 lakh in cash, four mobile phones, a power bank and two vehicles worth Rs 34 lakh.PSI Eeranna Shiragumpi raided the location near Padukere stream estuary around 10.50pm and found six persons gambling at an old shelter in a public place.Police arrested five, while one fled. The arrested are: Nithin Raj, 35, Ambalamogaru; Sachin R Shetty, 35, Palimaru; Sathish alias Kishore, 38, Kuthkorigudde, Mangaluru; Ranjith K Ameen, 39, Surathkal, Mangaluru; and Ravi, 36, Sadashiva Nagar, Surathkal.A case has been registered under Section 112 of the BNS and Section 87 of the Karnataka Police Act.