Police have arrested six people, including two union parishad members, during a raid at a gambling spot in Netrokona's Kendua upazila. The operation was conducted late Tuesday night at a shop owned by a person named Mostafa in Gonda Bazar of Gonda union. During the drive, police seized 104 playing cards and 10,000 cash.
The detainees are Hafizur Rahman alias Khokon Member (60), Khurram Mia (50), Chandu Mia (45), Ali Osman (42), Sohag (25), and Mujibur Rahman (60), all residents of Kendua upazila. Local sources indicate that some of the detainees are involved in local politics, while Khokon and Ali Osman currently serve as union parishad members.
A case under the gambling act has been filed at Kendua police station along with a general diary. Kendua Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tariqul Islam confirmed the matter, stating that the arrestees are being sent to court on Wednesday under the filed case.
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