22 Persons Booked, Property Worth Nearly ₹3 Lakh Seized in Three Raids
Latur, October 1, 2026. Acting on complaints about illegal activities in Latur district, a special team formed under the direction of Nanded Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Shahaji Umap conducted raids at three locations on September 30. The operations targeted matka betting and gambling activities, resulting in action against 22 persons and seizure of cash, mobile phones and motorcycles worth a total of ₹2,97,140.
Matka Bookie Raided in Gandhi Market
The police team raided a matka betting operation being run from a shuttered premises in the Gandhi Market area. Police seized ₹15,610 in cash and seven mobile phones valued at ₹58,000. Seven persons were booked under Section 12(a) of the Maharashtra Gambling Act at Gandhi Chowk Police Station.
In another action under the same police station limits, a matka operation running near an R.K. Bar, on the road from Gul Market towards Samrat Chowk, was raided. Police seized ₹39,430 in cash and three mobile phones worth ₹27,000. Five persons were booked in the case.
Gambling Operation Busted in Kasar Shirshi
The team also conducted a raid near Basaveshwar Chowk within the Kasar Shirshi Police Station limits. A gambling operation involving the game known as “Tirrat” was found operating near a tin shed. Police seized ₹20,100 in cash, seven mobile phones and two motorcycles, with the total seized property valued at ₹1,57,100. Ten persons were booked under Section 12(a) of the Maharashtra Gambling Act.
DIG Appreciates Police Team
Across the three operations, police seized ₹75,140 in cash, 17 mobile phones and two motorcycles, collectively valued at ₹2,97,140. Police Sub-Inspector Pankaj Ingle, along with police personnel Pradip Khansole, Ganesh Rathod, Sandeep Waghade and Gajanan Davre, participated in the action.
