Woman ACP wearing burqa conducts raid on gambling den in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ACP Manjita Vanzara conducted a raid on a gambling den wearing a burqa. Cops arrested 28 men and recovered Rs 28 lakh cash during the operation.
Ahmedabad ACP Manjita Vanzara conducted raid on a gambling den wearing a burqa.
Ahmedabad,UPDATED: Apr 4, 2017 23:41 IST
This one is straight out from a Bollywood masala flick. Clad in a burqa, ACP Manjita Vanzara raided a gambling den in Ahmedabad arresting 28 people. Acting on specific inputs, a team of Ahmedabad police raided a building in Millatnagar area of the city on Monday (April 3).
Several attempts were made in the past to arrest the kingpin of the gambling racket red handed, however, the criminals were alerted before any police action.
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HOW THE SECRET OPERATION UNFOLDED
- ACP Manjita Vanzara receives inputs through informers about gambling centre being operated from a building in the congested lanes of Isanpur area of Millatnagar.
- Vanzara decides to raid the spot wearing a burqa. In fact, she asked every member of the raiding party to change to burqa or pathan suits.
- First, a couple of constables scanned the area to locate the actual spot. After confirming the address, the cops alerted the team lead by Vanzara.
- Vanzara and one of the members of her team entered the den. The two spent some time inside the building scanning every nook and corner.
- The ACP then informed raiding party to swoop down on the building. Gamblers were caught unawares.
- Before they could react and escape, police had surrounded the building. Cops arrested 28 people from the spot and also recovered Rs 1.14 lakh cash.
- A case has been registered and further investigation is on to get to the top bosses of the gambling racket in the city.
- Vanzara said that she was in constant touch with her superiors during the whole operation.
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