Hyderabad(Hyd): The Rachakonda police on Tue. invoked the preventative Detention Act (PD Act) over the main organiser of an inter-district gambling & cock fighting ring in Bhongir. The police have detained the perpetrator, detected as Yampala Madusudhan Reddy, who has been already facing charges for torturing a minor lady. He has been detained in an ongoing drive by this police over the habitual offenders.
Police authorities said that Madusudhan Reddy was engaged in betting rings, & has been also the main organiser of illegal cockfighting matches in dists. The Commissioner of Rachakonda Police, Mahesh Bhagwat, invoked the PD Act over him & arrested him within the central prison in Cherlapally.
He has been previously detained by Bhongir police for torturing a minor lady under 354 (D) 506 IPCR/w 12 of Protection of Kids from sexual offenses Act, 2012 & has been remanded in judicial custody.
The Bhongir Rural Police raided a gaming shed belonging to 1 Dharmender situated on the outskirts of Hanumapuram where they identified Madusudhan Reddy with Koyyada Prabhakar, Slevareddy, Alwala Suresh & Golla Srinu Yadav, who have been organising gambling (cards). Awhile all this 20 members have been detained by this police, Bejjala Naveen & Madusudhan Reddy managed to escape from that scene.
As per the police, Madhusudhan Reddy habituated to purchase cocks (Roosters) from AP & nourished them in his own home. He’d collect INR 500 from every client as an entry fee & thereafter collect commission on every game of cock fighting. Reddy habituated to attract the people to bet on the roosters & would gain citizens hooked on to the game.
After the aforemention raid, the police captured INR 1,51,210, 40 cocks (live-25, dead-15), knives habituated to tie to cock legs -60, mobile phones- 20, five cars, & motorcycles- 33 from their own ownership. Thereafter, Yampala Madusudhan Reddy has been detained by this police.