Tag: Big action against gambling

  • Police took a big action against gamblers, 22 accused including councilor and district member arrested in the raid, lakhs of cash and 7 cars seized

    Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. Police has taken a big action against gambling late last night. Police raided a gambling den in Kori Dam of Kota area and caught 22 famous youths gambling. Councillors and district members are also among the accused. Police has recovered Rs 3.50 lakh cash, 7 cars and 22 mobiles from the accused. Action is being taken against the accused under the Gambling Act.

    Police had received information that people were gambling for lakhs of rupees by putting up gambling dens near Kori Dam in Kota. On this, SDOP Kota Nupur Upadhyay was immediately sent to the spot with adequate force along with police station in-charge Kota. On the arrival of the police force, it was seen that 4 gambling dens were set up by the gamblers, on seeing the police, the gamblers tried to run away but the police party surrounded and caught the gamblers. After which, a zero FIR was lodged by the police by bringing them to the boundary of the irrigation department building near the dam. 22 gamblers were caught gambling on the spot, when all the gambling dens were searched, a total of 3 lakh 49,215 rupees were recovered from the gamblers. Along with this, 7 cars and 22 mobiles have been seized.

    Names of gamblers caught-

    Sunil Yadav, Chantidih Bilaspur

    Shyam Murti, Chantidih Bilaspur

    Amit Singh, Laxmi Nagar Raipur

    Rajesh Sahu, Gondpara Bilaspur

    Dinesh Singh, Bandhavapara Bilaspur

    Sanjeev Sahu, Takhatpur

    Mahesh Kumar Gabel, Chantidih Bilaspur

    Hariom Sahu, Khamtarai Bilaspur

    Chandraprakash Marawi, Nagoi Takhatpur

    Deepak Soni, Ashok Vihar Phase-2 Bilaspur

    Amit Hill, Sakri Bilaspur

    Amit Bharate (Councilor Municipal Corporation) Sakri Bilaspur

    Deepak Sahu, Godaiya Ratanpur

    Sandeep Mishra, Neel Palace Bilaspur

    Shivendra Kaushik (Takhatpur District Member) Nagoi Takhatpur

    Rakesh Singh, Dayalband Bilaspur

    Suraj Textiles, Ameri Bilaspur

    Sanjay Dhruv, Jadpara Bilaspur

    Srikant Tiwari, Mangala Bilaspur

    Akbar Khan, Dayalband Bilaspur

    Jitesh Mor, Mallkhoroda Sakti

    Arpit Sehgal, Nariyal Kothi Bilaspur