Gambling dens busted; 74 held

Police last night raided two gambling dens in Khanapur village in Jalgaon district and nabbed 74 persons.

The operation was conducted by a team comprising 26 police personnel, a senior police official said today.

Police seized gambling material, cash, vehicles, motorcycles, mobile phone handsets--collectively worth Rs 12 lakh--during the raids.

However, six persons, who are said to be the operators of these dens, escaped during the police action.