South Delhi raided an illegal casino in the South Extension area on Thursday and arrested 16 people, including the son of an ACP on behalf of the Delhi police who was allegedly involved in gambling activities. According to preliminary research, the casino has been running at M-Block in South Extension II for the past nine months and was run by a duo of accountant’s father and son. They allegedly gave local police a “protection racket” of 1.5 rupees.
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According to police, the arrested man Manish Bindal (55 years old) and his sons Ankur Bindal (30 years old) and Vivek Jain (28 years old).), Sajan Mukhia (27), Prashant Goyal (43), who runs a transportation company, Moksh Arora (31), a steel company, Sahil Kumar, who is preparing for performance testing, Lalit Khanna (39), who runs a consulting company, Sachin. Gupta (44), who runs a printing company, Cartic Kara (48), the creative head of a radio company, Damangito Sodi (43), Shashank Jain (32), Himansh Jain, an employee of a private company. (34), Arjun Arora (58).
DCP (Southern Territory) Benita Mary Jiker reported that both defendants were arrested and arrested under Articles 3 (fines for casino possession/possession) and 4 (fines for casino discovery) of the Delhi Gambling Act, with all defendants in custody. FIR was recorded against them at the Hauz Khas police station. “In the case of the defendants, they earned 1,200 chips, 39 tokens and 2.00,000 in cash. Three of the arrested defendants were professional accountants to live a luxurious life and make money easily. Manipulated the gambling bats, “she added.
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DCP Jaiker said a group led by Inspector Atul Tyagi of the Special Headquarters for the South had been informed that the casino was operated by M-Block. During the investigation, the arrested father and son Duo announced that they started operating the casino in April of this year and are paying protection rackets to local police. “The accused has revealed the name of a police officer identified by the investigation team. You asked for him to be questioned,” a senior police officer said.
