Task force police arrested 18 people in two separate gambling raids in Telangana’s Mancherial district late Sunday. Officers seized Rs 56,140 in cash, 11 motorcycles and 16 mobile phones from the accused in Naspur and Mancherial town
Published Date – 12 October 2026, 11:36 AM
Mancherial: In two different incidents, 18 persons were arrested by sleuths of the task force on charges of gambling in Mancherial district late on Sunday night.
In the first instance, eight persons were taken into custody in Naspur. Police seized cash in Rs 15,300, six mobile phones and three two-wheelers from the accused persons.
The accused persons were Muddasani Sadanandam, Ache Ravi, Padala Sanjeev, Nagapur Mahesh, Durgam Srinivas, Dantala Srinivas, Rajavarapu Venkateshwarlu and Jadala Rajamouli, all from different parts of Naspur.
In the second incident, 10 persons were apprehended jointly by local and task force sleuths at ACC colony in Mancherial town. Cash in Rs 40,840, five motorcycles and 10 mobile phones were seized from their possession.
Police said that Riyaz Ali, Karumuri Thirupathi, Nadipelli Madhukar, Madasu Abhilash, Allam Naresh, Bingi Shekhar, GK Saleem, Koppula Mallesh, Bandi Shekhar and Madineni Rajender were handed over to Mancherial police for further action.
Task force SIs D Ramesh, Tahseenuddin and Shravan took part in the raids.
