Gambling racket busted, 25 held

Arrests at house in Greater Kailash

Chips down: The police seized a poker table and over ₹7 lakh in cash during the raid.

Over two dozen persons, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly running a gambling and betting racket in Greater Kailash, the police said on Sunday.

The police also claimed to have seized a poker table and over ₹7 lakh in cash during the raid. Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-east) Romil Baaniya said the illegal activity was going on for the past 20 to 25 days, and that the local police had conducted a raid following a tip off.

Owner found gambling

“The Greater Kailash-1 police station received a tip-off on Saturday about gambling and betting at house number A-19 of Pamposh Enclave, after which a raid was conducted at the address. As many as 25 persons, along with the owner of the house, Anupama Jain, were found gambling and betting. All of them were arrested on the spot,” said Mr. Baaniya, adding that a case under Sections 3/4/5/9/55 of Delhi Gambling Act has been registered.

CCTV outside house

Apart from cash, the police also recovered 45 packs of playing cards, 2,700 plastic tokens and chips of different value, a bingo set, a currency counting machine and 25 mobile phones. The woman, allegedly the main operator of the illegal activity, claimed to be an ex-model currently working as an event manager, the police added.

Fatehpur Beri casino

Mr. Baaniya said well-educated people from Janakpuri, Pitampura, Munirika and Greater Kailash were her clients. The accused also had CCTV cameras installed outside the house.

The incident comes less than a week after a secret casino running inside a farmhouse of a retired Army personnel in Dera Mandi Road in Fatehpur Beri was busted by the south Delhi Police.