{"id":777019139,"date":"2024-09-18T09:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019139"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:01:21","slug":"8-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-in-new-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/8-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-in-new-delhi","title":{"rendered":"8 arrested for alleged illegal gambling in New Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police seized Rs 51.3 lakh (US$61,560) in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Police in New Delhi have arrested eight people aged between 27 and 66 in New Rajender Nagar for alleged involvement in illegal gambling. According to The Times of India, seven of those arrested were gambling while one, Narinder Nijhawan, was allegedly running the illegal operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police seized Rs 51.3 lakh (US$61,560) in cash, 2,290 casino coins, seven mobile phones, three cash counting machines and 175 decks of playing cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, police in Mumbai raided an industrial corporation\u2019s warehouse in Ghodapdev, Byculla, following complaints of illegal gambling. They arrested 34 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indian police officers suspended for allegedly gambling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere in India, six police officers in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-maintains-28-goods-and-service-tax-on-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India maintains 28% goods and service tax on online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police seized Rs 51.3 lakh (US$61,560) in cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Police in New Delhi and Mumbai have conducted raids, arresting dozens for alleged involvement in illegal gambling operations, seizing significant cash and equipment. Concurrently, six police officers in Madhya Pradesh have been suspended following allegations of their participation in illegal gambling. These incidents underscore persistent challenges in regulatory enforcement and governance within India's evolving iGaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Narinder Nijhawan, Manoj Ahirwar, Ritesh Mishra, Suraj Rajput, Bhuvaneshwar Agnihotri, Anil Pachouri, Salman Khan, Rohit Kashwani, Sitaram Satya, The Times of India, NDTV","focusai_location":"India, New Delhi, New Rajender Nagar, Mumbai, Ghodapdev, Byculla, Madhya Pradesh, Tikamgarh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Indian iGaming?","query":"What are the long-term implications of these widespread illegal gambling operations and law enforcement misconduct for the development of a robust, regulated iGaming market in India, particularly concerning investor confidence and the efficacy of future licensing frameworks?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Strategy?","query":"How will Indian authorities enhance inter-agency cooperation and internal integrity measures to effectively combat illicit gambling, and what impact will this have on the operational environment for prospective B2B and B2C licensees?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777019139","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\/777019139","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=777019139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019150,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019139\/revisions\/777019150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}