In a joint operation by Crime Branch Bhopal and Ashoka Garden police around 17 gamblers were nabbed by Ashoka Garden police on Thursday and seized around Rs24,000 cash, 16 mobile phones and 7 computer systems from their possession. Station House Officer of Ashoka Garden police station Rupesh Dube told that bets were placed on a casino game uploaded in the computers. Acting on a tip off and in coordination with Crime branch Bhopal a house at Mayur Vihar Colony was raided and around 17 persons were nabbed placing and accepting bets. Police said that the rented apartment was used for betting for long and it is a rented apartment. Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that acting on a tip off a house in Mayur Vihar Colony was raided and around 17 people were nabbed and recovered Rs24,000 cash, 16 mobile phones and sevn computer systems. The owner of the house Mohd Rizwan would be questioned regarding the gambling as he would be aware of the gambling in his house. It is not possible that the owner would not be aware of the illegal activities which are practiced in the rented portion. The main accused among the nabbed accused were identified as Azhar Khan (Ashoka Garden), Rajesh Chouhan( Kotra), Kishore Hasani (Tila Jamalpura), Raju Raikwar (Ektapuri), Rajkumar Gaur (Ashok Vihar) and Mohd Javed. Nabbed accused would be questioned regarding their involvement in the gambling.