In a raid conducted in Sarkhej village today, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested five people, and seized cash and valuables amounting to over ₹5.15 lakh.
Officials from the Crime Branch informed that the raid took place behind the Union Office in Sarkhej village, where the “accused were caught red-handed engaging in illegal gambling.”
The five people arrested have been identified as Biren Parmar, Gulam Kader Rehman Mithani, Mahesh Thakor, Dhamendra Devalekar, and Suyashkant Parmar.
During the raid, the Crime Branch recovered ₹25,170 in cash, five mobile phones valued at ₹50,000, nine vehicles worth ₹4,40,000, and various gambling paraphernalia. The total value of the seized items amounts to ₹5,15,170.
Biren Parmar, 30, is a resident of Gayatrinagar in Sarkhej village, and hails originally from Ghuma village. Gulam Kader, 37, resides in Gebansha Society, near Geetanagar in Jasdan, Rajkot. Mahesh Thakor, 29, lives near the Moti Water Tank in Redo Vas, Sarkhej. Dhamendra Devalekar, 45, resides near Datta Mandir in Sarkhej, and Suyashkant Parmar, 33, is a resident of Gayatrinagar.
“Several suspects managed to flee the scene, abandoning their vehicles. The vehicles left behind include an Ather electric scooter (GJ-01-AS-5120), a Honda Shine bike (GJ-01-AS-3475), a Bajaj Discover bike (GJ-01-MJ-0635), and an Activa scooter (GJ-01-ASL-0137). The identities of these individuals are currently unknown, and investigations are ongoing. A case has been registered under Section 12 of the Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act at the DCB Police Station,” officials added.
They said that investigations revealed that some of the accused have a history of crime. Gulam Kader was previously arrested in two gambling cases by the Jasdan Police. Mahesh Thakor was arrested in 2016 in connection with a double murder while Suyashkant Parmar has a prior arrest for gambling.