{"id":777045717,"date":"2026-08-03T12:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777045717"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:36:24","slug":"gujarat-police-raid-alleged-gambling-hub-in-ahmedabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gujarat-police-raid-alleged-gambling-hub-in-ahmedabad","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat police raid alleged gambling venue in Ahmedabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police made around 180 detentions and seized cash, vehicles and other valuables during the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Police in India’s Gujarat state<\/strong> have reportedly detained about 180 people following a major raid on an alleged gambling venue in Ahmedabad. The State Monitoring Cell (SMC)<\/strong> launched the operation at Manpasand Gymkhana in the Dariyapur area on August 2, after receiving information that illegal gambling was taking place at a premises that had previously been targeted by law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers remained on the scene for several hours, questioning those detained before registering cases under the Prevention of Gambling Act<\/strong>. Investigators said they recovered cash, mobile phones, gambling chips, vehicles and other valuables worth several lakh rupees. Initial findings indicate gambling activities were being conducted on multiple tables spread across the building, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the large number of detainees, some were expected to be taken to police stations outside Dariyapur. Senior SMC officials, including Superintendent of Police Mayur Chavda and Deputy Inspector General Vishal Vaghela, supervised the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, police arrested 183 people at the same venue, while a separate Crime Branch operation in 2023 led to the arrest of the club’s owner and 26 others. Reports suggest local policing around the establishment could come under review as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Indian police target alleged online betting operation at hotel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police made around 180 detentions and seized cash, vehicles and other valuables during the operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":26706,"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 police in Gujarat state conducted a major raid on an alleged illegal gambling venue in Ahmedabad, detaining approximately 180 individuals and seizing significant assets. This operation at Manpasand Gymkhana marks a repeated enforcement action against the same premises, raising questions about local policing oversight and the persistent challenge of illegal gambling in the region.","focusai_entities":"State Monitoring Cell (SMC), Manpasand Gymkhana, Crime Branch, Mayur Chavda, Vishal Vaghela","focusai_location":"India, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Dariyapur","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on India's iGaming Policy?","query":"What are the broader implications of repeated large-scale raids on illegal gambling operations for the future of iGaming regulation and licensing frameworks in India?"},{"label":"Local Policing Accountability?","query":"Given the history of enforcement at Manpasand Gymkhana, what governance frameworks are being reviewed to enhance local policing accountability and prevent the resurgence of illegal operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-777045717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045717","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777045717"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777045732,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045717\/revisions\/777045732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777045717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777045717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777045717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}