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Five women who had been allegedly found gambling have been arrested by the police in the Athura area Bulathsinhala.

Police stated that the woman had been allegedly gambling near a Buddhist temple at the time of the arrest. Police said that the women were residents of the Bulathsinhala area.

The women had been later released on police bail. They have been ordered to appear before the courts on August 27.

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