58 held for running gambling racket in Vasant Kunj hotel

The Delhi police arrested 58 people involved in a gambling racket from a hotel in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the police said on Monday.

The arrests were made on Sunday during a raid conducted at the hotel on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road, following a tip-off, the police said.

“During the raid, 58 people, found to be involved in gambling activities, were arrested from the spot and cash worth `11 lakh was recovered,” deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Devender Arya said.

More than 6,000 tokens used in gambling were also seized, he said.

He added that during the investigation, it was revealed that the racket was being run by three people — Jagjit, Dinesh and Sajid. The DCP said Jagjit was the mastermind of the racket.

“The three men had created a WhatsApp group in which they shared on daily basis details about the

The police said that that during the investigation, it was revealed that the racket was being run by three people — Jagjit, Dinesh and Sajid. They used to invite customers via WhatsApp group.

probable places where they could carry out the gambling activities and the nearby locations of the destinations,” Mr Arya said. Later, they would share the details of the exact location through other means, he added.

Investigations revealed that the trio had shifted base to the hotel on Sunday only, he said.

They will be taken into two-day police remand to get details about the places where they have conducted gambling activities so far, he said. The hotel manager and its owner have been booked and legal action will be taken against them as per the Licensing Act, he added.