Police held eight people on charges of gambling in a public place, on Sunday.
Shanmukha, Umesh, Khalim and Karim from Shantapura village, Prem Kumar and Nagendra from Kasur village, Chandra from Hosalli village and K N Ganesh from Ankanahalli village are the accused.
They were alleged of gambling in the ground of the backwaters of Hemavathi in Shantapura village in Kodlipet hobli.
A case has been registered in Shanivarasanthe police station.
An amount of Rs 910 in cash used for gambling, has been seized.