Two persons were arrested in Madurai for selling lottery tickets, said Tamil Nadu Police on Wednesday.
The sale of lottery tickets is banned in Tamil Nadu and is a punishable offence.
On receiving information that lottery tickets were being sold in Madurai, Matuttavani and Uthangudi, the police conducted a raid in the Uthangudi area in Madurai and made the arrests.
The arrested persons - Jayaraman and Sevuga Perumal - are from Sivagangai. Police confiscated 527 lottery tickets and Rs 6, 000 from them.
Further investigation is underway.
( With inputs from ANI )
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