Gambling raid: PI suspended for negligence

SURAT: Director general of police (DGP) Shivanand Jha suspended A R Dhavan, in-charge police inspector of Mahidharpura police station on Monday for an alleged negligence.
Dhavan is facing punitive actions after a raid by state monitoring cell on a gambling den in the limits of Mahidharpura police station on Thursday. The state monitoring cell functions under the direct supervision of DGP.
Sources in the DGP office said that instead of the state monitoring cell, it was the duty of Dhavan to conduct the raid, which he did not. And hence, the charges of negligence were levelled against him.
A total of 99 accused were caught from the gambling den that was operating in Tulsi Faliya locality of Mahidharpura. The gambling den was being allegedly run by Asif Ganda, who was caught in the past for similar criminal activities.
The gambling activity was being run in a two-storey house. The cops were surprised on noticing so many people at one place. Police seized cash, mobile and other valuables worth Rs 10 lakh from the spot.
The regular police inspector, P A Arya, was on leave since he got infected with Covid-19. He is currently under treatment.