Gujarat playing buddies flip bus into on line casino: Exchange seats with mattresses for comfy card enjoying | Rajkot Information

An image of the accused contained in the modified bus. Porbandar native crime department arrested 11 individuals and seized `2 lakh in money

RAJKOT: Janmashtami fervour has already gripped Saurashtra, the place playing is taken into account something however against the law.
With police intensifying drives to catch gamblers, teen patti junkies are attempting modern methods to satiate their compulsions. To evade the watchful eyes of police, a bunch of 11 buddies did one thing unthinkable, they purchased a used bus, eliminated its seats and fitted in mattresses, pillows and sheets, so they may play playing cards in consolation.
At round 3.15am on Monday, Porbandar native crime department (LCB) intercepted the bus on getting particular data two individuals – Bharat Rakasiya and Alpesh Vachhani – had been facilitating playing. The cops had no clue that the bus was really a playing den on wheels and it was solely once they checked that they noticed the modifications. Police arrested Rakasiya, who had purchased the second-hand bus simply 4 days in the past to be used as a cell playing venue.
Police additionally arrested 10 others and seized Rs 2 lakh in money, and the bus, which was valued at Rs 9 lakh. The bus had left Dhoraji in Rajkot district at round 1.45am and was intercepted close to Bhod village on the Rajkot-Porbandar freeway.
Assured that police would not catch them, the group had deliberate a seven-day tour throughout Saurashtra to gamble with ease within the confines of the bus.
“Contained in the bus, we noticed a bunch of individuals sitting in a circle. There have been no seats for the passengers like in a traditional bus,” mentioned R Okay Kambariya, in-charge LCB police inspector.
In response to police, the bus seemed to be a non-public luxurious automobile employed for a pilgrimage. “That they had deliberate a seven-day journey, however police apprehended them inside hours of beginning their journey,” Kambariya added.
Vachhani was driving the bus. The others allegedly caught playing are Jitendra Dedaniya, Rahul Vadaliya, Kirit Rachadiya, Govind Bhut, Manoj Makwana, Dayalal Bhimani, Anil Kalariya, Mukesh Gohel and Nilesh Kalariya. All the accused are residents of Dhoraji city.