Ajmer News Desk: ‘Soot’ is also visible on the special team of the District Police in the black business of gambling and betting going on in Ajmer city. The ‘special game’ of the District Police Special Team (DST) has been exposed. Police officers have also given a strong reason to question the conduct of DST by arresting two policemen in line after their involvement in the recent gambling bust in a restaurant situated on the outskirts of Kishangarh city has come to light. However, the investigation of the police’s ‘game’ in the gambling of people of a particular community in the guest house in Parkota area of Ajmer is still pending.
4 to 14 lakhs
According to reports inside the police station, an amount of around Rs 14 lakh was seized in the operation. But when the matter came to light, the amount was reduced to Rs 4 lakh. There was discussion in the police and even in lieu of not taking any action against gambling, apart from the money at stake, a separate amount was provided per person. I am on leave for two days. Head constables Devendra Singh and Ashish have been shown the line.
Orders were given to reveal the line after the involvement of two policemen in the gambling racket operation in Kishangarh came to light.
Two head constables present
Case-1
For the past few months, the uniformed men have been handling the responsibility of protecting the illegal business of gambling and betting in Ajmer district. When the matter reached DIG (Ajmer Range) Omprakash, he formed a special team and raided the restaurant near Kishangarh Farasia Gate. In the raid, 31 people including history-sheeter Hemraj Khatik, former councilor Nirmal Berwal, Rafiq alias Nanna of Alwar Gate police station were caught gambling and an amount of Rs 13.95 lakh was seized. Two days later, one lakh 76 thousand rupees were recovered from Amit Khandelwal, resident of Prakash Road, the master mind of gambling.
Revelation from master mind: After the arrest of Amit Khandelwal, the involvement of District Special Team head constables Devendra Singh and Ashish Gehlot came to light. Even top police officers were stunned when their names surfaced. On the orders of DIG, SP Vandita Rana brought both of them into line. However, formalities of investigation are still pending in the matter.
Case-2
The second major gambling operation was carried out in Parkota area of Ajmer city. The late night raid at the guest house was successful, but a large number of white-collared people present there managed to lure the police officers and soldiers involved in the operation by luring them with more than the money received in gambling. No one had any inkling of the action that took place late at night. But the police action was witnessed by hundreds of people from informers to people sitting inside and outside the guest house. The matter even reached the police captain through a senior officer. The matter is currently being investigated.
