Illegal gambling joint trial adjourned

The court hearing of five Bangladeshi men who converted a Muharraq house into a gambling joint has been adjourned until September 12, 2018, for a review. Aged between 33 and 54, the defendants are said to have managed the place illegally and were inviting others to come and gamble their money.

Their activities exposed following a tip-off to an undercover agent, after which police kept tabs on the house. And it was found that many people were visiting the place at different times daily, starting from 10:00 pm until 3:00 pm.

Investigations revealed that one of the five would visit the house every day to collect his share from the profits made.