Patna, Mar 17 (PTI) Police on Tuesday detained 18 people for allegedly selling fake lottery tickets through a syndicate in Bihar’s Patna, an officer said.
The action followed a joint raid by the police at a roadside building near Paijawa locality.
Patna City SDPO-2 Gaurav Kumar said multiple printing machines were found installed at the premises, and a large stock of lottery tickets and coupons was recovered.
The arrested persons are being interrogated, he said, adding that the exact value of the seized materials is being ascertained.
Preliminary findings indicate that the printed lottery tickets were supplied to different states, and the operation involved distribution across multiple districts, Kumar said.
Further investigation is underway. PTI SUK RBT
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