SMC raids in Deesa’s Zhabdiya: 8 gamblers arrested with 60 lakhs worth of goods, local police under suspicion

A team of the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has busted a large-scale gambling den in Zhabdiya village of Deesa taluka by conducting a surprise raid. This sting operation, which kept the local police in the dark, has created a huge commotion in the police force of the entire Banaskantha district.

According to the information received, the SMC team raided a gambling den that had been bustling for a long time in Zhabdiya village under the Deesa Rural Police Station. During the raid, the SMC team arrested 8 accused from the spot, while 29 gamblers fled after seeing the police presence. The SMC has taken steps to register a case against all 37 accused at the Deesa Rural Police Station.

 

Large amount of vehicles and cash seized

In this strict action of SMC, valuables including Rs. 1,46,100 in cash, 15 four-wheelers, 6 motorcycles and a truck battery have been seized. SMC has seized a huge amount of goods worth Rs. 60,26,600 and is conducting further investigation.

There are many arguments and debates about whether the local police system was completely unaware or turned a blind eye to such a huge gambling den running right under the nose of the Disa Rural Police. The local police remained asleep and the SMC team from Gandhinagar came and carried out a successful raid, raising serious questions about the inaction of the Disa Rural Police. Currently, this issue has become a hot topic of discussion in the entire Banaskantha district.