17 including Congress leader arrested for gambling in Junagadh

Junagadh: Altogether 17 gamblers including a local congress leader and member of Rajkot district Panchayat were nabbed by police late last night while they were gambling in a farm in Mota Hadmatia village under Visawadar Taluka of Junagadh district, police said today.

Based on a tip off police raided the farm late last night and nabbed Congress member of Rajkot district Panchayat Vipul Bheekhu Dhaduk and 16 others. However, the farm owner and his two brothers present on the spot managed to escape. Efforts were on to nab them also.

Rs 3.09 lakh in cash, 4 cars, `16 mobile phones were recovered from the spot.

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