Overview
- A police raid on Saturday uncovered an illegal gambling operation run from a tin shed at a sports and recreation centre in Georai in Beed district.
- Officers arrested 11 people at the location during the raid, police told the news agency PTI.
- Investigators seized cash and other items, including vehicles, with total value reported at Rs 11.08 lakh.
- Georai police have registered a case under the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act and said standard investigations and legal steps are under way.
- The law makes running or facilitating gambling a criminal offence and the registered case could lead to prosecution and forfeiture of seized proceeds, which may disrupt local illicit betting networks.