{"id":777016592,"date":"2024-06-20T09:41:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777016592"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:56:24","slug":"india-150-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-in-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-150-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-in-gujarat","title":{"rendered":"India: 150 arrested for alleged illegal gambling in Gujarat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The arrests were made on Bhim Agiyaras day, when there is a tradition of gambling among Saurashtrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Police arrested 150 people at 18 locations in Gujarat for alleged gambling on Bhim Agiyaras day on Tuesday (June 18). People from the former state of Saurashtra have traditionally participated in gambling on this day, which falls on the 11th day of the waxing of the moon that marks the completion of sowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrests took place in Varachha, Kapodra, Katargam, Sarthana among other places. Police filed multiple charges and seized Rs 8.60 lakh in cash and 21 mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-talent-agencies-raided-in-connection-with-illegal-betting-app\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian talent agencies raided in connection with illegal betting app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrests were made on Bhim Agiyaras day, when there is a tradition of gambling among Saurashtrians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25346,"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 authorities in Gujarat arrested 150 individuals across 18 locations for alleged illegal gambling activities on Bhim Agiyaras day, a traditional gambling occasion for Saurashtrians. Police seized cash and mobile phones, with the arrests occurring in the context of broader investigations into illegal betting applications.","focusai_entities":"Police","focusai_location":"India, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Varachha, Kapodra, Katargam, Sarthana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.98)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact: India?","query":"What are the broader implications of these arrests for the regulatory outlook of iGaming in India, particularly concerning the distinction between traditional practices and modern betting applications?"},{"label":"AML\/KYC Enforcement?","query":"How do these enforcement actions against traditional and app-based illegal gambling influence the imperative for robust AML and KYC frameworks for legitimate operators targeting emerging markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777016592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016592","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=777016592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777016606,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777016592\/revisions\/777016606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777016592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777016592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777016592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}