Chennai: The Chennai police have arrested 13 persons including actor Shaam for gambling at Nungambakkam here last night. The activity was happening at an apartment belonging to Shaam where he allegedly invited others for the game.
According to the police, the men were held based on a tip off. They were gambling with tokens in an apartment at Sterling Road, Nungambakkam when the police went in and arrested them.
A police source said, “We got a call that many cars were going into the apartment complex at a time when a curfew was in place due to the lockdown. We took the men to the police station as they were gambling with tokens which is illegal. We confiscated the tokens.”
There are reports that an actor who lost a huge sum of money while gambling here informed the police about the activity.
The police did not find any money from the spot. Police say that the group of friends began meeting for gambling during the lockdown.
Police took actor Shaam (42) and 12 others to the station and they were let off on bail. Shaam lives in OMR, Chengalpattu district, on the outskirts of Chennai.
Shyam has acted alongside Trisha in Lesa Lesa in 2003 and shot to fame with campus love story Ullam Ketkume (2005) alos starring actors Arya and Asin.