A special team of police carried out a major action against the bookie in Geeta Colony of police station Jiwaji Ganj police station area in the city on Sunday. Cash, gold, silver and diamonds have also been found in large quantities in the raid.
When the police raided the house, the top police officers were also surprised by getting a total of Rs 16 lakh cash including 4 kg gold, 1 kg silver and diamond from the basement of the house. Crores of accounts including half a dozen calculators, 16 keypads mobile phones , 14 Android mobiles were found from the spot. In action, 5 accused have been arrested by the police, while one is absconding.
The police carried out the action late night at the house of the main accused Ravi Pamnani, who lives in Geeta Colony of the city. The accused has an office in Nanakheda area. It is being told that the business of betting has spread so much that it has 7 to 10 lakh transactions daily.
CSP Vinod Meena said that action has been taken against 6 bookies by raiding the information of the informer. The police have seized more than 4 kg gold, 1129 grams of silver and diamond necklaces from the spot, cash worth Rs 18 lakh, half a dozen calculators, 16 keypad phones, 14 Android phones and diary accounts worth crores, the bookies' locations. But the police continued to act till late at 1.30 pm.
The way of police raiding was different this time. Campaigning is going on for the municipal elections. Taking advantage of this, the police, carrying the flags of the political party in their hands, entered the house on the pretext of campaigning in civil dress, after which the action was carried out.
CSP Meena said that action has been taken against those operating the bet. Among the accused arrested in the raid, Prakash Srivastava, Inder Pamnani, Yash Pamnani, Yash Lakhwani, Kailash Chatwani, main accused Ravi Pamnani are absconding.
The area in which the action was carried out by the special force of the police. Even TI Gagan Badal of Jiwajiganj police station area did not get to know about it. Ujjain SP Satyendra Shukla suspended Jiwajiganj police station in-charge Gagan Badal amid the news of betting being operated for several days.