Hyderabad, March 23 -- In two separate incidents, Hyderabad police arrested two individuals involved in selling counterfeit cigarettes and running illegal betting racket.

In the first case, a 28-year-old man at Mahaboob Colony was arrested for selling counterfeit ITC Gold Flag Filter (small) cigarettes.

The accused has been identified as Syed Abdul Qadir.

Acting on a complaint from R Somasundaram, the police seized 14 boxes containing 16,800 packets of fake cigarettes worth approximately Rs 16.8 lakh.

In the second case, based on credible information, Tappachabutra police raided a residence in Maha Laxmi Nagar, Kumarwadi, and caught a man running an illegal betting racket.

The accused has been identified as Suneel Singh. The Hyderaba...