{"id":26513,"date":"2022-01-24T07:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T10:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26513"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:00:37","slug":"india-22-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-22-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: 22 arrested for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police in India have dismantled an alleged illegal gambling hub at a house in Adhaura village in the district of Garhwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Garhwa Regional Police have smashed what was allegedly a large gambling operation at a house in Adhaura village. Police <strong>arrested 22 people<\/strong> in a raid on a semi-finished house in Birendra Singh and claim to have arrested the men while gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers said that\u00a0<strong>preliminary investigations revealed that the gambling hub had been operating in the village for the twenty days<\/strong>. Police said all the accused were arrested under IPC Sections 188, 269, 270, 290, 34 and Section 11 of the Gambling and 51DM Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the raid, police seized mobile phones, bicycles, money and two open playing cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, the superintendent of police (SP) Siddharth Kaushal reported that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-police-dismantled-52-illegal-cockfight-betting-rings\">police dismantled 52 arenas<\/a>\u00a0readied for cockfights in various parts of the district. As part of the precautionary measures,\u00a0<strong>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<p>Last December,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-16-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delhi police<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>arrested 16 people<\/strong>&nbsp;including three chartered accountants in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in India have dismantled an alleged illegal gambling hub at a house in Adhaura village in the district of Garhwa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indian law enforcement has escalated its efforts against illegal gambling operations, dismantling hubs in Garhwa and Delhi and making numerous arrests. These actions underscore the persistent challenge of illicit gaming within the region, highlighting the critical need for robust regulatory compliance and governance frameworks to differentiate legitimate market participants from unregulated entities and protect potential future B2B\/B2C licensing opportunities.","focusai_entities":"Birendra Singh, Siddharth Kaushal, Delhi police, Garhwa Regional Police","focusai_location":"India, Garhwa, Adhaura village, Delhi, South Delhi","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India's Regulatory Future?","query":"What are the implications of these intensified enforcement actions on the potential for a regulated iGaming market in India, and how might this influence future B2B\/B2C licensing frameworks?"},{"label":"Impact on Market Integrity?","query":"How do sustained crackdowns on illegal gambling operations in India affect the overall integrity and perception of the broader gaming sector, particularly for international stakeholders considering market entry?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-26513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26526,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26513\/revisions\/26526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}