Police have arrested three alleged gamblers with gambling equipment during a raid in Saidpur municipality of Nilphamari district.
The arrested men were identified as Mohammad Omar Ali, 52, son of late Sobhahan Ali, of Mistripara; Mohammad Shahin Ashrafi, 50, son of Kallu Naeem Asad, of Koya Mistripara; and Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, 46, son of Mohammad Nuruzzaman, of Mistripara. All three are residents of Saidpur upazila in Nilphamari.
According to police, acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a raid in the Mistripara area of Saidpur town on Tuesday night (October 13) and arrested the three men along with gambling equipment.
On Wednesday (October 14), police were taking steps to file a case against the arrested individuals under the relevant gambling laws.
Saidpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rezaul Islam Reza confirmed the arrests.
He said police operations would continue to make Saidpur free from gambling, drugs, theft, snatching and other criminal activities.
