Delhi Police bust illegal gambling racket near railway line, seven arrested

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday busted an illegal gambling racket operating near the railway line in the Delhi Cantt area and apprehended seven individuals involved in the activity.

The operation was carried out by a team of the Operations Cell of the South-West District, acting on specific intelligence inputs.

According to police officials, a total of seven gamblers were arrested from the jurisdiction of Police Station Delhi Cantt. The accused have been identified as Saleem Khan alias Raja (40), a resident of Bindapur; Jasim Khan (29), a resident of Dabri; Abhishek (22), a resident of Delhi Cantt; Sunny Kumar (40), a resident of Raghubir Nagar; Pawan (48), a resident of Delhi Cantt; Ramesh Chand (52), a resident of Delhi Cantt; and Md. Bashim (26), a resident of Mohan Garden, Uttam Nagar.

During the raid, police recovered the total stake money amounting to Rs 36,050, along with one flex chart, two ball pens, two notepads used for recording betting details, one calculator, and three carbon papers. All recovered items were seized as case property.

Police said that to curb organised crimes such as gambling in the South-West District, the Operations Cell had been directed to develop actionable intelligence regarding such activities and take strict action against those involved. Acting on these directions, the team intensified efforts by activating local informers and gathering human intelligence.