Nagpur: Crime Branch raids gambling den in Bhilgaon, eight detained
A joint team of the Crime Branch and Yashodharanagar police detained eight men and seized cash, mobile phones and playing cards worth Rs 87,480 at a gambling den in Bhilgaon.
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As part of an ongoing crackdown on gambling dens in Nagpur city, a joint team of the Crime Branch and Yashodharanagar police raided the Rituraj Town area of Bhilgaon. The gambling was being run behind the Durga Mandap. Police detained eight people in the action.
Police seized cash, seven mobile phones and playing cards from them. The total value of the seized items has been put at Rs 87,480.
Police had received a confidential tip-off during night patrolling, and the action was taken on that basis. Officers and staff of the Yashodharanagar police station team, Units 3 and 5 of the Crime Branch and the anti-vehicle theft squad took part in the operation.
The men detained are Vineez Vinod Mehrunia, Shahrukh Ansari Abdul Jabbar Ansari, Asmit Ritesh Charote, Rahul Ashok Dhamti, Kunal alias Golu Ashok Dhamti, Ashwin Tularam Gavre, Arun Ram Kushwaha and Pratik Santosh Sonwane.
Police seized Rs 26,880 in cash, seven mobile phones worth Rs 60,600 and 52 playing cards from the spot. Action has been taken against all eight under the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act on charges of gambling. They have been handed over to Yashodharanagar police station for further legal proceedings.
