Rajesh Tiwari (Bureau)
Sonbhadra/Uttar Pradesh-
Under the direction of Superintendent of Police Sonbhadra Abhishek Verma, under the direction of Superintendent of Police Sonbhadra Abhishek Verma, under the able guidance of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operation) Rishabh Runwal and close supervision of Area Officer Duddhi Rajesh Kumar Rai, 20 accused have been arrested for gambling by taking effective action by the Myorpur police station.
On 03.05.2026, the police team of Police Station Head, Myorpur was present in Chowki Lilasi area during the field visit/checking under Operation All Out. Meanwhile, information was received from the informer that 18-20 people were gambling in village Kudri (Bhadhar Tola) by betting on winning and losing with playing cards. Believing the information, the police team immediately reached the spot and cordoned off a raid and arrested a total of 20 persons from the spot.
On the basis of the above arrest and recovery, necessary legal action is being taken against the accused by registering a case under FIR No. 59/2026 Section 13 Gambling Act at Mayorpur police station. The recovered vehicles have been seized under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
During interrogation, the accused told that they are known to each other and from time to time they come together and gamble with the help of playing cards by betting on winning or losing money. Even on the day of the incident, all the accused were gambling in the light of battery light by spreading a tarpaulin in a deserted place in village Kudri (Bhadhar Tola). It was told by the accused that they deliberately choose such places where there is less public traffic, so as to avoid the attention of the police, and also keep the vehicles hidden nearby.
During interrogation it also came to light that some accused come from other districts/states and get involved in this activity. And Rajesh Kumar, son of Hariprasad, resident of village Kudri, police station Mayorpur district, Sonbhadra, is the main operator/leader of this gang, who used to gather other accused and make arrangements for gambling. The police is intensively collecting information regarding this entire network and also about the criminal history of all the accused, so that such activities can be effectively curbed.
Cash amount from the accused (from Phad) – ₹ 2,09,700/-, Cash from Jama search – ₹ 24,600/-, Packs of cards – 03 (52 cards each), Mobile phones – 17 nos. Android and 03 nos Keypad mobiles, 04 four-wheeler vehicles (Brezza, Kia, WagonR, Ertiga without valid documents, Section Seized under 207 MV Act) recovered.
Details of the arrested accused respectively:- Rajesh Kumar son of Hariprasad resident of Kudri police station Myorpur district Sonbhadra, Ramesh Prasad Gupta son of Vigan Prasad Gupta resident of Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh), Zaheer Khan son of Afiz Khan resident of Baidhan Singrauli (M.P.), Vijay Shankar son of Satyanarayan resident of Kudri police station Myorpur district Sonbhadra. Ranvijay Shah, son of Ramrati Shah, resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Jaleshwar Prasad Jaiswal, son of late Baburam Jaiswal, resident of Singrauli (M.P.), Kamlesh Kumar.
S/o Premprakash, resident of Chauna police station, Babhni district, Sonbhadra, Rajesh Gupta, son of Jamuna Shah, resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Rajesh Kumar Singh, son of Balram Singh, resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Anwar Ansari, son of Shah Mohammad, resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Shivchand, son of Gyanchandra, resident of Sirsoti police station, Bijpur district, Sonbhadra, Rajaram Dubey, son of Bachchu Dubey, resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Vijay Kumar Yadav, son of Shivpujan. Yadav resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Panchanand Jaiswal
Son late Munni Lal Jaiswal resident of Singrauli (M.P.), Ankesh Jaiswal son of Sanjay Jailwal resident of Kachnarwa police station Con district Sonbhadra, Dipu Prasad son Ashok Prasad Gupta resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Janu son Umesh resident of Kachnarwa police station Con district Sonbhadra, Lal Bihari Shah son Sarju Shah resident of Garhwa (Jharkhand), Devesh Kumar Jaiswal son Madanlal Jailwal resident Balrampur (Chhattisgarh), Shravan Kumar, son of Chandramani, resident of Chauna police station, Babhni district, Sonbhadra.
Byte of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operation) Rishabh Runwal-
The police team that made the arrest mainly included police station incharge Ravikant Mishra, Myorpur district, Sonbhadra, NIC Manoj Kumar Singh, outpost in-charge Lilasi, NIC Anant Rai, Myorpur police station and other police personnel.
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