20 held after police raid on gambling den at Nakshatra Hall in Rajura's Bamanwada

Police raided a gambling den being run at Nakshatra Hall in Bamanwada, Rajura, in Chandrapur district, and detained 20 people, whom they described as suspected accused. A case has been registered against all of them. The raid has caused a stir in the area.

According to police, the action took place on the night of October 31, 2026. A team from Rajura police station was on patrol that night. Based on information received from a secret informant and through Dial 112, police learnt that gambling was under way at Nakshatra Hall in Bamanwada. After confirming the information, the policemen on night duty raided the hall immediately.

Police said 20 men seated at tables were caught red-handed playing a card game of winning and losing money. All of them were detained at the spot. The suspected accused detained are Gopal Narayan Jhawar, Dinesh Krishnaji Aknurwar, Ashok Chhabaldas Channani, Bandu Maroti Jaipurkar, Deepak Mulidhar Mangrulkar, Sushil Madanlal Chaudhari, Sawant Aklu Bodowar, Maroti Namdev Chincholkar, Sharad Murlidhar Mangrulkar, Akshay Gajanan Kashettiwar, Kishor Dattatray Hingane, Raju Vasantrao Sainwar, Rajesh Mohanlal Bajaj, Umesh Keshavrao Kodawar, Ashok Ambaram Thakkar, Nilkanth Dattuji Pachare, Vishal Amritlal Jaiswal, Dilip Shyamsundar Wandre, Zubair Ansar Hanafi and Narendra Bhivaji Kakde. All of them live in Rajura, Rajura tehsil, Chandrapur district.

A search yielded Rs 58,300 in cash, found in the accused's pockets and on the stakes laid on the gambling table. Police also seized 12 mobile phones worth Rs 2.35 lakh and six sets of playing cards worth Rs 300. In all, goods worth Rs 2,93,600 are in police possession.

An FIR, number 807/2026, has been registered at Rajura police station. The case has been booked under Sections 4 and 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887.

The action was carried out under the supervision of Chandrapur Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade and Rajura Assistant Superintendent of Police Kumar Sushant. The team was led by Police Inspector Nitin Chincholkar. Assistant Police Inspector Yogesh Patil, Sub-Inspector Rajnarayan Thakur and constables Akash Pipre and Rajiv Dubey were also part of it.

It is learnt that police action of this kind against illegal gambling dens in the area will continue.