Seven detained after police raid gambling den in Kalwan

NASHIK: A special team of the

Nashik

rural police conducted a raid and detained seven people for gambling in

Kalwan

area on Saturday.

The police said that a special team has been formed by SP Arti Singh to take action against illegal gambling across the district. The special team has been given freedom to function independently without any intervention or inputs of the police stations and other branches.

The target of the special team is to curb illegal sale and manufacture of liquor, close down illegal gambling dens in the district, etc. On Thursday, the special team got a tip-off about a gambling den being operational in the Rajwada area of Kalwan.

Subsequently, the police raided the gambling den and detained seven people in connection to it. The police recovered cash and other articles worth Rs 42,000. All the suspects were residents of Kalwan taluka.

Senior officers of the rural police said, “Officers’ incharge of the concerned police stations are held responsible if any illegal activity is found in their police jurisdiction. They also have to give an explanation to their senior officers about the reason why illegal activity was operational in his jurisdiction.”

The police said that they have also started sensitizing police patils of all villages to inform them if any illegal business was operating in their village. The police said that it is impossible that the police patils are not aware about any such activity in his/her jurisdiction. Thus it is their responsibility to inform the police about such illegal dens.

They can also recommend disciplinary action against such police patils for their negligence towards such issues. With elections around the corner, the Nashik rural police said that they would be getting even sterner against illegal business in their jurisdiction.