Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 16 (ANI): 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.

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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.

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Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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