Acting on tip, cops stop rekla race, seize 14 horses; 53 arrested
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 06.09.2021
Police on Sunday morning stopped a rekla race that was to be held at a ground in Veerapuram near Avadi. Police seized 14 horses and nine mini trucks. Fifty-three people were arrested.
Police received a tip about a rekla race being organised on Sunday and reached the spot to find mini trucks arriving with the horses and carts. The arrested included organisers Mohammed Irfan, 26, of Mount Road, Prakash, 32, of Saligramam and Dinesh, 27, of Virugambakkam. Hari and Saravanan, who were among thr organisers and were earlier questioned, are absconding. Police learned that they had shifted the race venue to Vallakottai Murugan temple in Sriperumbudur after realising that police were deployed at the venue in Veerapuram. They had alerted participants about the change through WhatsApp. Sources said the organisers awarded winners ₹1,000 to ₹5,000. “The prize money, winners and details of horses were shared on WhatsApp itself,” said an investigating officer.
State police in 2020 prohibited organising rekla races as roads were blocked causing traffic disruptions and animals were abused.
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