Agra. A gambling party was organized in the hotel opposite Sikandra police station. Gamblers were placing bets worth lakhs. Sikandra police station here conducted a raid on Friday evening and arrested 15 people including famous bookie Sanjay Kalia. Rs 14 lakh, 22 mobiles and six vehicles have been recovered from the accused. DCP Nagar Suraj Kumar Rai said that information was received about gambling worth lakhs at discount in the hotel shelter located at Sikandra intersection. After this, Inspector Sikandra Anand Kumar Shahi surrounded the team and arrested 15 gamblers while gambling in room number 104 of the hotel. As soon as the police team raided, more than half a dozen gamblers hid in the toilet of the room. Some started hiding their money in their rooms. Everyone was detained by the police. Four decks of cards were found in the room. After searching everyone, Rs 14 lakh 110 were recovered. A Bullet bike and five scooters belonging to gamblers have also been recovered from outside the hotel.
Bookie Sanjay Kalia is the master mind
Notorious bookie Sanjay Kalia is also included among the gamblers caught. According to the police, Sanjay had been evading the police and gambling for a long time. He used to change his location daily and used to switch off everyone’s mobile phones during the game. Earlier, in the year 2019, Sanjay Kalia was sent to jail from Sikandra police station along with NDPS and stolen bike. Sanjay Kalia is a professional gambler. Makes gambling happen. Also plays. There is also a cricket betting bookie. The accused told that on the first day a party was organized in the hotel. Sanjay Kalia had taken a guarantee that the police would not come. For this reason he left his work and came to gamble. Gambling went on all night in the room
Hotel owners also included among gamblers
Inspector Sikandra Anand Sahi said that hotel owner Sumit Gautam has also been arrested. The arrested accused include Sumit Agarwal, Radha Kishan, Sachin Agarwal (Balkeshwar), Praveen Verma (Kamala Nagar), Shahrukh (Lohamandi), Furkhan (Asafetida Mandi), Harishankar, Ashwani, Radha Krishna, Sumit Kumar, Ankit, Mahesh Singh, Wasim and Roop Kishore are included.
Sanjay Kalia is a big bookie of cricket betting.
Big cricket betting bookie Sanjay Kalia is also included among the gamblers caught. According to the police, Sanjay Kalia used to run a big betting book. For some time he was evading the police and gambling. He used to change his location daily and used to switch off everyone’s mobile phones during the game. They used to pay huge amount to the hotel owner for gambling. That’s why he also got a guard installed. Earlier, in the year 2019, Sanjay Kalia was sent to jail from Sikandra police station along with NDPS and stolen bike. Before this, he had also gone to jail in a murder case. The accused told that on the first day a gathering was organized in the hotel. Sanjay Kalia had taken a guarantee that the police would not come. For this reason he left his work and came to gamble. Furkan Mantola, who was caught in gambling, is the brother of big bookie Imran. Whereas Harishankar is the brother of Sunil Jhala, a big bookie of Sikandra area. Mahesh Pahari and Roopkishore Shehgal are also bookies. Hotel owner Sumit Gautam has also been caught gambling.
Gambling parties are organized in many hotels of the city
Big gamblers were placing bets in hotels in Sikandra area. This hotel is not alone. There are many hotels in the city where gambling parties are organised. The hotel in Sikandra area where gambling was caught is already infamous. Along with this, gambling also takes place in some hotels of Tajganj area. Many times the police have caught gambling from here. But due to lack of strict action, gambling starts again.
Police sealed the hotel
The hotel shelter was sealed after the police raid. Inspector Anand Kumar Shahi said that a report will be given on the cancellation of the hotel’s license. Information about old cases is being obtained. Action will be taken against the arrested accused under the Gangster Act.