The open nature of the gambling has become a matter of concern for locals.
Digital Desk: Every day at Gandhi Maidan in Hojai, around 20 to 30 gamblers gather, where illegal gambling takes place despite the widespread nature of illegal gambling activities. The situation escalated on the eve of Uruka, drawing a larger crowd, with many gamblers engrossed in high-stakes card games involving lakhs of rupees.
The local residents face worry about the excessive public gambling because it continues unimpeded throughout the day. All gamblers abandoned their activities and fled the scene, panicking after a journalist showed up at the scene, sprinting away as if in a marathon, leaving behind the gambling setup.
Despite frequent police presence in the area, locals claim that not a single gambler has ever been arrested.
The lack of enforcement has raised questions about the effectiveness of the authorities in tackling illegal gambling, which continues to thrive openly in the heart of the town with little to no deterrence.
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