Personnel from the Kilpauk police station on Sunday arrested 12 persons, including five women, for gambling.
Following a tip-off, a special team mounted surveillance on a house in Shastri Nagar.
The team raided the house and found its residents placing bets.
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The police arrested Raj alias Arockiaraj, 24, Natraj, 50, Karnan, 39, Babu Reddy, 50, and eight others.
Playing cards and ₹72,780 in cash were seized from them. They were released on bail later.
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