Chandrapur police raid Tukum house, detain 11 gambling and seize goods worth Rs 12.06 lakh

Ramnagar police in Chandrapur raided a house in Samatanagar, Tukum, and busted a gambling den running there. The action took place on October 20, 2026. According to police, 11 people were detained in the raid and goods worth a total of Rs 12,06,440 were seized from them, including cash and gambling material.

A case has been registered against all 11 at Ramnagar police station and the investigation is continuing. There is talk in the area that the den had been running for several months.

Police said Police Inspector Prabhavati Ekurke had directed the investigation squad to take strict action against illegal gambling operators within the limits of Ramnagar police station. The squad then received a tip-off that Rajendra Somaji Raipure, a resident of Samatanagar, Tukum, was playing and running illegal gambling on the first floor of his house. Acting on this, police raided the house suddenly at 4.50 pm on October 20, 2026.

Police said the house owner, Rajendra Somaji Raipure (53, resident of ST Workshop, Tukum, Chandrapur), and ten others were caught red-handed gambling. The other ten accused are: Shailesh Gangadhar PodallIwar (50, Chhatrapati Nagar, teacher); Ranju Kalidas Duryodhan (54, Vaidya Nagar, auto driver); Indrajeet Somaji Raipure (58, Tukdoji Nagar, labourer); Rajeshwar Pocham Durge (48, Bhiwapur ward, WCL employee); Latit alias Kshitij Bakaram Deshpande (48, Chhatrapati Nagar, private job); Anil Yashwant Bankar (65, Sinala, retired WCL); Kishor Vasanta Parkhi (49, Indira Nagar, WCL employee); Sunil Ramchandra Nagrale (63, SBI Colony, retired WCL); Sanju Khushal Duryodhan (38, Shaktinagar, Durgapur, WCL employee); and Vijay Gajanan Raipure (55, Samata Colony, WCL employee). All are said to be residents of Chandrapur.

Goods worth Rs 12,06,440, including cash and gambling material, were seized from the accused. All 11 have been booked at Ramnagar police station under Sections 4 and 5 of the Maharashtra Gambling Act. Further legal action is under way.

The action was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Kakkade and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pramod Chaugule. It was carried out by Police Inspector Prabhavati Ekurke of Ramnagar police station, Assistant Police Inspectors Shivaji Nagwe and Hanuman Ugle, Sub-Inspector Krishna Darade and personnel of the investigation squad.