Ludhiana, 31 August(Wishav Warta): Police raided five star hotel Radisson Blu in Ludhiana late last night. About 40 gamblers from across the Punjab were arrested during the raid with cash worth lakhs of rupees. According to information received from the police commissioner R N Dhoke for the past several days, he had been receiving information of huge gambling at the hotel, where the renowned gamblers from across the Punjab were converting crores of rupees. Based on this information, Dhoke orders to raid the hotel under the leadership of ADCP Surinder Lamba the raid was conducted in different rooms of the hotel late night.
Nearly 40 gamblers from across Punjab were found gambling during the raid. The recommendations continued for the release of members of 23 big families arrested by police during the raid. According to sources, police have seized lakhs of rupees in cash from the gamblers in the hotel.