This Article is From Oct 24, 2016

Illegal Casino Busted In Delhi, Rs 1.36 Crore Seized, 36 Businessmen Arrested

Illegal Casino Busted In Delhi, Rs 1.36 Crore Seized, 36 Businessmen Arrested

Gambling chips of Rs 1.36 crore were seized from the house, which will now be sealed.

New Delhi: After 10 pm, bungalow J-255 in south Delhi's Sainik Farms used to turn into a casino where gambling chips worth crores were in play. Roulette and blackjack tables made the transformation complete.

On Sunday, 36 businessmen, table attendants and others were arrested from the farmhouse in what the police have billed as the biggest catch in recent times.

Gambling, which is illegal, is not unusual in the days leading to the Diwali festival.
Gambling chips of Rs 1.36 crore were seized from the house, which will now be sealed.

The scale of this makeshift casino flummoxed the police.

 "Many of the arrested persons belong to reputed business families of Gurgaon, Faridabad and Delhi," said a senior police officer.

A joint police team from two districts raided the address in the early hours of Sunday after a tip-off.

Almost two dozen people were found playing in the casino. Around 11 luxury vehicles and 23 bottles of foreign liquor were also seized by the police.
 

36 businessmen, table attendants and others were arrested from the farmhouse


"We have also seized 250 packets of playing cards, wheel, spinning ball and other tools used in the casino," said the officer.

The police have also asked the intelligence department to collect information about other gambling dens ahead of Diwali.
 
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