Latur, Nov 4 (PTI) Three persons were arrested and valuables worth Rs 6.2 lakh were seized during a raid at a gambling den in Maharashtra's Latur district, police said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the police conducted a raid in Wasangaon village on Latur-Ausa Road late on Friday night, an official said.

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Valuables worth Rs 6.2 lakh were seized and three persons were arrested, while 10 others managed to flee the spot, he said.

A case has been registered under the Maharashtra Gambling Prevention Act and Indian Weapon Act against 13 persons involved in the illegal activity, the official said.

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