3 weeks ago
Gujarat Police bust gambling operation in Bharuch, 95 booked
Police officers in Gujarat, India, found a place where people were gambling, which is against the law.
The officers are part of a team called the State Monitoring Cell.
They raided a spot in a town called Ankleshwar, near a shed in the Tad Faliya area.
The police took money and gambling materials worth more than 2.8 lakh rupees.
Thirteen people were arrested right at the spot.
Many other people ran away, and the police are looking for 82 more people.
Altogether, 95 people are being held responsible for the gambling activity.
The arrested people come from Surat, Bharuch and Palghar district in Maharashtra.
The police say they were following orders from the head of Gujarat's police, G.S. Malik.
The police are still searching for the people who ran away.
Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell raided a gambling den near the house of Natvarbhai Rathod in the Tad Faliya area of Ankleshwar.
Officers seized Rs 1,55,400 in cash and gambling materials, taking the total value of seized property to Rs 2,80,250.
13 people were arrested at the scene, while 82 were named as wanted accused, bringing the total accused to 95.
A case was registered on August 6 under Section 12 of the Gujarat Gambling Act and Section 112(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
The raid followed DGP G.S. Malik's instructions to intensify legal action against illegal liquor and gambling across Gujarat.
- Who
- Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell, led by Police Inspector A.J. Chauhan, acting on DGP G.S. Malik's instructions
- What
- Raided an alleged gambling den, seized cash and assets worth Rs 2,80,250, and booked 95 people
- Where
- Tad Faliya area, Ankleshwar city, Bharuch district, Gujarat
- When
- Offence registered on August 6
- Why
- To intensify legal action against illegal gambling activities across Gujarat
Key facts
- Raid location
- Open shed near Natvarbhai Rathod's house, Tad Faliya, Ankleshwar
- Cash seized
- Rs 1,55,400
- Total value of seized property
- Rs 2,80,250
- Arrested at scene
- 13
- Wanted accused
- 82
- Total accused
- 95
- Legal provisions
- Section 12, Gujarat Gambling Act; Section 112(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Police station
- Ankleshwar A-Division Police Station









