Acting on the tip-off, an AATS team conducted a raid and apprehended 12 people allegedly involved in gambling at the location. (Pankaj Rai)
New Delhi: The Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of South District Police has apprehended 12 people during a raid on an alleged gambling operation in the Sangam Vihar area. Police also seized ₹1,03,500 in cash and 458 playing cards of different colours from the spot.
According to DCP Anant Mittal, the police received confidential information on November 6 about gambling activities taking place near Ashtal Mandir Road in Sangam Vihar. Acting on the tip-off, an AATS team conducted a raid and apprehended 12 people allegedly involved in gambling at the location.
A case has been registered at Neb Sarai Police Station under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Delhi Public Gambling Act. The FIR has been numbered 382/26. Police said the individuals were bound down in accordance with the prescribed legal procedure.
The apprehended individuals have been identified as Manoj, Rajendra alias Rinku, Hardesh Kumar, Kamlesh Gupta, Vijay, Ramkesh, Rajkumar, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Amit Gupta, Rahul Rathore, Madhav Mangal and Jitendra Singh.
The operation was carried out under the leadership of Inspector Pawan Kumar. The team included Sub-Inspector Navdeep, Assistant Sub-Inspector Deshraj, Head Constables Sandeep and Narendra, and Constables Krishna, Arvind and Harish.
The operation was supervised by ACP Operations Balram Singh Beniwal. DCP Anant Mittal said further investigation into the case is underway.
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