Imphal, Nov. 4 -- Imphal East district police arrested eight people during a crackdown on illegal gambling activities and apprehended two other men for allegedly threatening residents with an unlicensed firearm in separate operations on Tuesday.

Police conducted coordinated raids at several locations across the district to curb illegal lagao gambling and maintain law and order.

During an operation under Porompat Police Station, a joint police team detained eight individuals and seized seven dice, six platforms, eight charts and a wicket basket used for gambling.

Similar anti-gambling operations were also carried out in the Koirengei-Heingang and Kongba Ucheckon areas, where additional gambling-related materials were recovered.

In a se...