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Gambling den near CM's house?

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD July 17. Just half-a-k.m. from the Chief Minister's residence, runs a gambling `den' in the garb of a recreational club. And the local police know it all. What is the message being sent to the people?

This was an embarrassing question posed by a caller from Jubilee Hills check-post during the weekly `Face to face' programme on Wednesday.

The caller said gambling was on in full swing involving lakhs of rupees in a club called Elite. The DCP, Traffic, K. Srinivasa Reddy, promised to look into the matter. The club would be closed down if illegal activities take place, he said.

Bindu from Bhoiguda, accused the police of being callous with regard to a theft case registered in May, 2001, wherein she lost 15 tolas of gold. She said the police gave improper replies whenever she approached them. Mr. Reddy explained that some cases take years to be solved.

Failure of the MCH to provide reading rooms was raised by one Srinivas from Borabanda. He said the colony lacked a library but were forced to pay library cess to the MCH. The MCH Commissioner, Chitra Ramachandran, promised to look into the matter.

The menace of a mad monkey creating havoc in Vidyanagar was raised by one, Archana, who said several people had been attacked during the last few the monkey has been roaming the area during the past few days.

Ms. Ramachandran promised to send a special squad immediately.

A resident of Roda Mistry Nagar sought to know if the Metro Water Board was willing to give truncated bills, as it was not maintaining proper water supply.

Another caller from Gunfoundry wanted to know the reason behind exorbitant bills sent to him when water supply was hardly for an hour. He was getting a bi-monthly bill of Rs. 850.

There were a few suggestions too. Bapiraju of R. K. Colony, A. S. Rao Nagar, suggested that officials should come for surprise checks during nights to check functioning of streetlights.

Lakshmi from Snehapuri Colony, Nacharam, complained on the IICT wall being used as an open urinal.

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