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Popular Tamil actor Shaam and 13 others arrested for illegal gambling

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 28, 2020 15:45 IST

In a shocking bit of news, actor  Shaam along with 13 others were arrested by Chennai police from his ...

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In a shocking bit of news, actor  Shaam along with 13 others were arrested by Chennai police from his apartment. Game boards, tokens and lakhs of money which was involved in the game seized by police. They were arrested by the police and were taken to the station. Police found that they have been doing it since the time of lockdown and the gambling club is been operating between 11 pm and 4 am.

According to unconfirmed reports, the police was tipped off by a popular actor who had allegedly lost a big sum while gambling here.All who were caught have been let off with station bail. However, it's not clear yet if any other known personalities have been involved.Shaam made his debut in Kollywood with 12B in 2001. He later shot to fame in Telugu with films like Kick and Race Gurram.The actor is currently waiting for the release of his long-delayed Tamil film, Party, directed by Venkat Prabhu. The police raid comes a day after a final-year undergraduate student killed himself after losing money in an online game.

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