Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested 24 gamblers during a raid carried out in Bakaia area gambling spot under Bakalia thana in the city on Wednesday night.
Materials including playing cards used for gambling and Tk 17,300 in cash were recovered during the raid.
Mohammad Rashed, officer-in-charge of Bakalia police station, told that the raid was carried out at Miakhan Nagar area gambling spot at about 10 pm last night.
The arrested are- Kamal Hossain, 48, Jabed, 30, Sagar, 22, Md Jahangir, 23, Baker, 38, Farhad, 28, Md Sharif, 26, Jewel, 20, Md Shah Alam, 52, Bhasani, 34, Jabed, 20, Rabiul Hasan, 38, Md Jamal, 32, Md Ibrahim, 23, Jahangir, 30, Shakil, 20, Khokon Mia, 48, Rubel 28, Arif, 20, Emon, 22, Farooq, 33, Tipu Sultan, 20, Abu, 20 and Osman, 25.
Regular cases have been filed against them with Bakalia thana.
