Gujarat: Woman sub-inspector caught gambling, suspended

The woman SI along with nine others were caught playing a gambling game at a farm house in Padariya village. Also, Rs 2.43 lakh in cash was seized from the spot.

Junagadh (Gujarat):A woman police sub-inspector (PSI) in Junagarh was suspended for allegedly gambling at a farm house, police officials said. The accused, a sub-inspector in the security department in Somnath Temple was caught red-handed during a raid conducted by a team of Junagarh Police over a week ago.

On August 3, police got information that gambling was rampant in a farm house in Padariya village. Based on the tip-off, the local crime branch of Junagadh launched a raid at the farm house and nabbed 10 people from the spot. Of which, eight were men and two women. During investigation it was revealed that one of the two women is a PSI working in the security department in Somnath Temple for the last two years.

The police chief suspended the accused with immediate effect. Also, police officials are contemplating to take strict action against her to prevent such incidents in the future.

During the raid, police seized a total of Rs 2,43,450 in cash. It was revealed that the owner of the farm, Amit Koli from Padariya is the gambling kingpin who invited 10 people to his farm house to play a gambling game. Police are searching for Amit, who has absconded. Police said investigation is underway and the process is on to arrest Amit.

Last month, Gujarat AAP MLA Umesh Makwana had written a letter to chief minister Bhupendra Patel urging him to ban online gambling after a 21-year-old student, preparing for CA and working at a private firm, committed suicide after losing money in the game.