Delhi cop among 9 held for gambling in Sahibabad

GHAZIABAD: As many as nine persons including a Delhi Police constable were arrested for gambling in Sahibabad on Monday. One of the accused is a restaurant owner, while a few others are working in BPOs and MNCs.
According to police, they used to gather at DLF Colony in Sahibabad on weekends to play card and gamble money. Following a tip-off by local residents, a raid was conducted in the wee hours of Monday and the nine persons were arrested with Rs 1.04 lakh in cash.A pack of cards has also been seized from them.
The accused have been identified as Dinesh Gupta, Salim Khan, Abhijeet Mayur, Kuldeep Rawat, Manish Madan, Gopal, Navneet, Bharat and Divesh Kherpal.
Dinesh Gupta is the owner of a restaurant, Rasoi, in Sahibabad, while Salim Khan is a constable with the special cell of Delhi Police (east). The group used to gather at the house of Abhijeet Mayur, a resident of DLF Colony, Dilshad Extension- 2 on weekends. Mayur works for a construction company. Navneet and Divesh work in BPOs, Bharat Bhandari runs a stationery, Manish Madan works with an export house and Gopal is a driver.
Circle officer, Sahibabad, RK Mishra said, “We have been getting complaints about the gatherings from local residents. The accused were caught red-handed from Central Park in DLF. They come from well-to-do families and have been booked under the Gambling Act. The Delhi Police have been informed about the involvement of their personnel.”