{"id":26280,"date":"2022-01-14T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26280"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:14:40","slug":"india-police-dismantled-52-illegal-cockfight-betting-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-police-dismantled-52-illegal-cockfight-betting-rings","title":{"rendered":"India: Police dismantled 52 illegal cockfight betting rings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police in Vijayawada dismantled illegal cockfight rings arranged in various parts of the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The superintendent of police (SP) Siddharth Kaushal reported through a press release that police dismantled 52 arenas readied for cockfights in various parts of the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the precautionary measures, police conducted raids on gambling and cockfighting venues from January 1 to 12<\/strong>. A total of 1,423 cases were registered and 2,896 were detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this, police also seized 126 roosters, 1,306 rooster knives, 96 two-wheelers, two auto-rickshaws, three cars, 22 mobile phones<\/strong>, an electric motor and other equipment used to prepare the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siddharth Kaushal<\/strong>\u00a0told The New Indian Express: “We also identified 1,209 persons involved in gambling and cockfights in the past. We have filed bind over cases against them in 1,011 cases in advance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last December,\u00a0Delhi police<\/a>\u00a0arrested 16 people<\/strong>\u00a0including three chartered accountants in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, whistleblowers had informed police about the gambling ring in the South Delhi area. During the raid, police seized money, playing chips and playing bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DCP South Delhi, Benita Mary Jaiker, told India Today: “The Police Team received a credible piece of information that a gambling racket was operating in M- Block, South Extension Part-II. Immediately, the information was relayed and as per the direction of senior officers, a team was formed to bust the gambling racket.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus Gaming News also reported that\u00a0police made two arrests<\/a>\u00a0after busting an\u00a0illegal cricket betting racket\u00a0<\/strong>that was taking bets through a website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Deccan Herald, the\u00a0police seized cash, debit cards, mobile phones\u00a0and cheque books<\/strong> from various banks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the men arrested had previously been accused of involvement in two gambling cases in 2019. He was under police watch in Hyderabad but moved to Warangal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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