Coimbatore: In a joint operation, the rural police arrested 27 people for gambling at a farm house at Masthigoundenpathi in the early hours of Saturday and seized Rs 2.34 lakh from them. The house owner was also arrested for allowing them to use his property for the illegal activity.
District superintendent of police Ara Arularasu said based on a tip that a group of people were playing cards by placing bets and money at the farm house he had instructed Madukkarai police inspector Murugesan to form a special team and conduct a surprise raid.
The police inspector subsequently formed a team comprising 16 police personnel and two home guards and raided the farm house around 1am on Saturday. The KG Chavadi police were also part of the operation.
The team rounded up the 27 people and seized Rs 2,34,470 and two bundles of cards from them. Police also arrested the house owner R Muthuvel, 40, of Masthangoundenpathi.
All of them were booked under Sections 8 and 9 of the Tamil Nadu Gambling (TNG) Act and taken to the KG Chavadi police station. They were later let off on station bail.