India: 5 arrested over alleged illegal gambling
A police operation in the town of Port Blair ended with the arrest of five people involved in illegal gambling.
India.- Police forces in Port Blair, the largest town in the Andaman district of the Andaman Islands, conducted a police raid on an illegal gaming parlour and arrested a total of five people involved in the unlawful activities.
The raid, led by personnel from the city’s Central Crime Station, took place on January 2 and during the operation police seized some RS15,260 (US$184), described as “stake money.”
According to BNN, the five people allegedly involved in the illegal gambling operation were arrested under Section 5/7 of the Andaman and Nicobar Gambling Regulation 1951, a law which was designed to combat gambling-related crimes in the country. It is unclear what penalties those arrested will face.
Elsewhere, two weeks ago Goa police have charged two Delhi residents in connection with the alleged theft of casino chips valued at Rs 13 lakh from Panjim’s Neo Majestic Casino. Times of India reports that a complaint was filed by Mukesh Gulati, director of Golden Peace Hotels & Resort.
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