Ahmedabad: Gambling den busted in Shahibaug police HQ, eight arrested

In a raid conducted on Thursday morning by officials of the state monitoring cell inside the police headquarters of Shahibaug, a gambling den was busted. During the raid, eight people were arrested from the spot including one police constable, two LRD jawans and other people living at the headquarters. 

As per senior police officials, two days ago, they got specific information that a gambling den was running inside the Shahibaug police headquarters. 

Acting on the information, on Thursday, a team raided the open plot located near the community hall of the police headquarters and arrested eight people who were gambling. During the raid, cops were able to recover Rs 1.75 lakh worth of valuables comprising cash, mobiles, etc, from the accused. 

The gambling den was being operated in an open plot located inside the police headquarters. It was also revealed that of the eight accused, seven were residents of the police headquarters. 

During the investigation, it was also discovered that one of the accused involved in the case, Manohar Babul, works as a police constable with the Ahmedabad police department, while two LRD jawans were also taken into custody. 

All eight accused were taken to the Madhupura police station by the officials and a case was lodged against them with the police station. Senior police officials are going to take serious action against the culprits.

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Acting on a tip-off on Thursday, a team of cops raided the open plot located near the community hall of the police headquarters and arrested eight people who were gambling.