Mangaluru : Puttur Town police have registered two cases for allegedly selling Kerala lottery tickets illegally in Puttur on Wednesday.
Assistant sub-inspector Vasu Naik, along with police personnel, raided the shop and questioned its owner, Srinivas Pai, 33, a resident of Puttur Kasaba. Police received information that Kerala lottery tickets were being sold at a shop on the main road in Puttur Kasaba village. He allegedly admitted to procuring Kerala lottery tickets and selling them illegally at higher prices.
Assistant sub-inspector Gangadhara A B and his team questioned the shop owner, Lakshmana, 42, a resident of Padnur village in Puttur. Police seized the tickets and registered a cases under Section 7(iii) of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act. In another case, police raided a pan shop near in Puttur Kasaba village following information about the illegal sale of lottery tickets. He allegedly admitted to procuring lottery tickets from Kerala and selling them illegally in Karnataka. Further investigation is under way in both cases.