Photos: Illegal casino busted in Gurugram

A protocol adviser to a European country’s embassy in Delhi and four others were arrested for illegally running a casino in Grurugram's Sushant Lok-1.

Police also seized a large number of electronic chips that were used for gambling and 290 bottles of imported premium liquor from the casino that the embassy adviser was allegedly operating from the basement of his house.

ACP (DLF) Karan Goel said that the five men had assembled at the spot in violation of lockdown norms and none was wearing a mask at the time of their arrest. “The casino was operational for the past few months and people from Delhi-NCR used to visit here often for gambling,” he said.;

The casino, which had patrons from across NCR, was busted on a tip-off, police said. Around 6pm on Friday, a team from the Sector 29 police station raided the house in Sushant Lok-1 and found the five playing cards and gambling with the chips.

The seized bottles of imported premium liquor.

According to excise norms, an individual can’t keep more than 8-10 bottles of imported liquor at home.

Cops seized 300 gambling chips, including 29 of Rs 5,000 value, 30 of Rs 1,000 value, 30 of Rs 500 value, and 85 chips of Rs 100 value, besides 60 packets of cards

A case was registered against the accused at the Sector 29 police station under the Gambling Act, sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 34 (common intention) of IPC, and under the Disaster Management Act and the Excise Act