Nine gamblers arrested in Sahibabad

Nine persons were arrested from Sahibabad area for gambling, police said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested Ajay, Sindhu, Deepak, Chaman, Sunil, Ram Mohan, Jaswant, Sheelu and Arif, aged between 28 and 37 years, last night when they were gambling in Tulsiniketan area.

They also seized Rs 5,990 in cash and playing cards from them.

All the accused are residents of Ghaziabad and used to gamble in Kavinagar, Vijay Nagar, Siyani Gate and others areas of the district, police said.

Further investigations are on to locate other accomplices of the gang involved in gambling, they added.