Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Nine Arrested, ₹48.55 Lakh Seized in Kaju Pada Gambling Raid
Police in Kaju Pada raided a hotel where people were allegedly playing a gambling card game called 3-patti.
Nine people were arrested during the operation.
The raid happened after police received information about the game.
Officers said the game was taking place at the Golden Retreat Hotel.
Police found cash, a car, gambling coins, mobile phones and playing cards.
The seized items were valued at about ₹48.55 lakh.
The raid was supervised by senior police officers.
The arrested people will face action under the applicable law.
Kashigaon Police arrested nine alleged gamblers during a raid at the Golden Retreat Hotel in Kaju Pada.
The operation targeted a suspected 3-patti gambling racket operating along the highway.
Police said the raid followed intelligence received by Assistant Police Inspector Suhas Kamble on September 20.
Seized items included ₹22,740 cash, a Mahindra XUV, gambling coins, nine mobile phones and nine card decks.
Police valued the seized cash and property at approximately ₹48,55,020.
- Who
- The Crime Detection Branch of Kashigaon Police Station arrested nine alleged gamblers.
- What
- Police raided an alleged 3-patti gambling operation and seized cash, a car, gambling coins, mobile phones and playing cards.
- When
- The raid took place on September 20, 2026, at about 2 p.m.; the report is dated September 22, 2026.
- Where
- The raid occurred at the Golden Retreat Hotel in Kaju Pada, along the Fountain Hotel-to-Mumbai highway, in Vasai.
- Why
- Police acted on information received by Assistant Police Inspector Suhas Kamble that gambling was taking place at the hotel.
- Arrests
- Nine alleged gamblers were arrested.
- Location
- Golden Retreat Hotel, Kaju Pada, Vasai.
- Game
- 3-patti gambling.
- Cash seized
- ₹22,740.
- Property seized
- A Mahindra XUV and plastic gambling coins valued at ₹2,97,800.
- Other materials
- Nine mobile handsets and nine decks of 52 playing cards.
- Total seizure value
- Approximately ₹48,55,020.