{"id":777019109,"date":"2024-09-17T09:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019109"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:04:41","slug":"indian-police-officers-suspended-for-allegedly-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-police-officers-suspended-for-allegedly-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Indian police officers suspended for allegedly gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A video of the six police went viral on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Six police officers in Madhya Pradesh&#8217;s Tikamgarh district have been suspended after a video of them allegedly gambling appeared on social media. Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Kashwani named the officers facing suspension as Manoj Ahirwar, Ritesh Mishra, and Suraj Rajput from Kotwali police station, Bhuvaneshwar Agnihotri and Anil Pachouri from Dehat police station, and Salman Khan from Digora police station in the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kashwani said additional superintendent of police Sitaram Satya is leading an investigation to determine the time and location of the video&#8217;s recording and whether other police personnel were present at the scene. According to NDTV, he said such behaviour degrades the reputation of the police department and that further steps will be taken based on the investigation&#8217;s findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, police in Mumbai raided an industrial corporation\u2019s warehouse in Ghodapdev, Byculla, on Sunday following complaints of illegal gambling. They arrested 34 people. According to officers, four of those arrested were running gambling while eight people were working and the others were playing teen patti. Police seized 14.61 lakh cash (US$17,418) and a box containing 12 cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-maintains-28-goods-and-service-tax-on-online-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India maintains 28% goods and service tax on online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of the six police went viral on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16739,"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 have suspended six police officers in Madhya Pradesh following a viral video allegedly showing them gambling. Concurrently, Mumbai police conducted a raid on an illegal gambling operation, resulting in 34 arrests and the seizure of significant cash. These incidents underscore ongoing challenges in enforcing gambling regulations and maintaining public trust in law enforcement.","focusai_entities":"Manoj Ahirwar, Ritesh Mishra, Suraj Rajput, Bhuvaneshwar Agnihotri, Anil Pachouri, Salman Khan, Rohit Kashwani, Sitaram Satya, NDTV, Kotwali police station, Dehat police station, Digora police station, Mumbai police, Superintendent of Police (SP), Additional Superintendent of Police","focusai_location":"India, Madhya Pradesh, Tikamgarh, Mumbai, Ghodapdev, Byculla","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Efficacy","query":"What systemic reforms are being considered by Indian authorities to enhance the efficacy of gambling enforcement and mitigate risks of corruption within law enforcement agencies, particularly in light of these high-profile incidents?"},{"label":"Illegal Market Impact","query":"How do persistent illegal gambling operations, as evidenced by the Mumbai raid, impact the potential for a robust, regulated iGaming market in India, and what are the implications for legitimate operators navigating the 28% GST regime?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777019109","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\/777019109","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=777019109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019114,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019109\/revisions\/777019114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}