Gumla: Two incidents, which people need to know. The first incident occurred in Sisai, where a youth committed suicide. The reason for suicide turned out to be loss in gambling. The young man lost thousands of rupees in gambling. Even several acres of land was sold. Therefore the young man committed suicide. The second case is also of Sisai. Gambling was taking place in a village on Friday night, when some criminals arrived, causing the gamblers to fall and run away. The criminals collected the money from the gambling venue and left. It is being told that if the gamblers had not run away, a major accident could have happened here. These two incidents are immediate. To what extent gambling has become a threat to people’s lives.
If people do not give up gambling, it can end their lives. Now let us talk about the police action. Gumla police has started cracking down on gamblers. The police have arrested 17 gamblers in four days and sent them to jail. Nine gamblers were caught from Bharno and eight from Sisai. There are many professional gamblers in it, while some gamblers were gambling under the pretext of entertainment and Diwali festival being near. But, they could not escape the trap laid by the police to catch the gamblers. However, gambling is still going on secretly at many places in Gumla.
But, the police is not aware of this. The police have appealed to the people to give information anonymously, so that the gamblers can be caught and the gambling dens can be closed. Diwali festival is after a week. That’s why the police is keeping an eye on the gambling dens. In Gumla city, big gambling dens have been destroyed in the past. Many famous people of Gumla have been caught gambling. Some people improved after getting bail from the police station. But, some people are still involved in gambling games.
Gumla SP Harvinder Singh has said that gambling is a game of ruin. People should avoid this. This ruins the family. He has appealed to the people to stay away from gambling. If any gambling is happening somewhere, then inform the police about it. If the information is correct, the police will take immediate action. The gamblers will not be spared. If caught, he will be sent to judicial custody. Here, there is a stir among the gamblers of Gumla city after 17 gamblers from Sisai and Bharno were sent to jail. However, the police are keeping an eye on the big gambling happening in the city. Be it a big or small businessman, if he is caught gambling, then no legal action will be taken.