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Delhi police constable, 8 persons held for gambling

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
Last Updated : Apr 23 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

A constable of Delhi police and eight other people have been arrested from central park of DLF colony here on the charge of gambling, the police said today.

On the complaint of the residents, Sahibabad police conducted a raid in the area last night and arrested the nine accused, Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO Border) Rakesh Mishra said.

The accused have been identified as Saleem, the Delhi police constable, Gopal, Devesh, Kuldeep Rawat, Abhijeet, Bharat, Dinesh, Navneet and Maneesh. Six of the nine accused were residents of Delhi, the officer said, adding Rs 1.4 lakh in cash were seized from them.

He said the arrested accused were connected with each other through a WhatsApp group. The police are probing their links with IPL bookies in national capital region, Mishra said.

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First Published: Apr 23 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

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