Six gamblers jailed in Sylhet

A mobile court here has sentenced six gamblers to 15 days' imprisonment each in Biswanath upazila of the district.

 The convicts are Rekam Uddin, 35, and Faraj Ali, 30, of Makhargaon village; Alamgi Hossain, 20, and Altaf Hossain, 35, of Dhalipara village; Jamshed Ali, 30, of Jamsherpur village and Kala Mia, 35, of Aamtail Purbapara village in the upazila.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area on Thursday and arrested the six while they were gambling, said Shamsuddoha, officer-in-charge of Biswanath Police Station.

The arrestees were later produced before the court, led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Amitav Porag Talukder, which punished them after examining witnesses, the OC added.

Source: unb