Guwahati, Feb 18: In a major crackdown, eight gamblers, including the bodyguard of BJP Member of Council Legislative Assembly (MCLA), Pradeep Bayan, were arrested in Bikni, Chirang, Assam, on Saturday night.
“After receiving a tip-off, we launched an operation on the illegal gambling racket and apprehended the gamblers. We confiscated ₹12,550 in cash from their possession. They have been brought to Bijni police station for further investigation,” said a police official.
He added that the gamblers had been operating the gambling dens for a long time in abandoned houses near Bijni railway station.
, Pradeep Bayan, were arrested in Bikni, Chirang, Assam, on Saturday night.){kind=link}