Gambling racket busted, 58 held

  • | Tuesday | 15th October, 2019

New Delhi, October 14Fifty-eight people involved in a gambling racket were arrested from a hotel in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the police said on Monday. The arrests were made on Sunday during a raid conducted at the hotel on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road following a tip-off, they said. “During the raid, 58 people, found to be involved in gambling activities, were arrested from the spot and cash worth Rs 11 lakh was recovered,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya, adding that more than 6,000 tokens used in gambling were also seized. During investigation, it was revealed that the racket was being run by three people — Jagjit, Dinesh and Sajid, he added. The DCP said Jagjit was the mastermind of the racket.

New Delhi, October 14 Fifty-eight people involved in a gambling racket were arrested from a hotel in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the police said on Monday. The arrests were made on Sunday during a raid conducted at the hotel on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road following a tip-off, they said. “During the raid, 58 people, found to be involved in gambling activities, were arrested from the spot and cash worth Rs 11 lakh was recovered,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya, adding that more than 6,000 tokens used in gambling were also seized. During investigation, it was revealed that the racket was being run by three people — Jagjit, Dinesh and Sajid, he added. The DCP said Jagjit was the mastermind of the racket. — PTI

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