The Delhi Police has arrested eight people for gambling at a house in Rohini sector 16 during a lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Police said that during raid, a cash Rs 9,5600 and five new packets of playing cards have been recoverd from the possession of the accused.
The accused have been identified as Vinod Kumar (36), Amit ( 41), Sunil (52), Kamal Kishore (59), Pradeep (32), Suresh Kumar (48), Rajesh Malik (52) and Satbir (27), all are residents of nearby places in Rohini.
“The police raided a house on the first floor of sector 16 Rohini where eight persons were found gambling with playing cards on Saturday. A case was registered under relevant sections of Delhi Gambling act, section 3 of Epidemic Diseases Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code,” said a senior police official.
“All of them have denied any previous involvement but the same is being verified,” said the senior police official adding further investigation is underway.