9 land in police net for betting in Mohali; Rs 6.50 lakh, equipment recovered

Mohali, July 18

The police arrested nine suspects for their alleged involvement in betting and online gambling activities, and recovered Rs 6.50 lakh, 20 mobile phones, a laptop, a mini-telephone exchange and other gambling equipment from the first floor of a house in Phase 3A today.

The suspects have been identified as Abohar resident Avinash Chander, Karnal rice dealer Ishan Goel, Baltana resident Pitambar Bhatt, Gambhir Kumar, Surjit Singh, Sanjeev, Sunil, Amar Singh and Shankar. The main suspect of the gang is absconding. The police have registered a case under Section 420 of the IPC and under the Gambling Act at the Mataur police station. SP (City) Harvinder Virk said, ‘’More arrests are likely to be made after further questioning of the suspects.’’ The police said the three suspects, Avinash Chander, Ishan Goel and Pitambhar Bhatt, were also involved in a case related to the arrest of 70 persons, including 10 women, from a marriage palace on the outskirts of Banur on January 31. The police had seized Rs8.42 lakh, 47 vehicles, 40 liquor bottles and laptops from the spot.

In another case, the police nabbed three suspects with a country-made pistol and intoxicant tablets. The suspects have been identified as Manpreet Kaur, Ekant and Manjot Kaur. A case under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act has been registered against the suspects at the Mataur police station. — TNS