The Punjab Police recently launched a day-long operation across the state against people involved in illegal lotteries and gambling. The operation, carried out on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, involved 285 police teams and 1,500 personnel who conducted raids over 500 premises allegedly involved in the illegal activities. The police checked 110 people involved in illegal lotteries and 434 people involved in gambling. The operation also resulted in the registration of 40 FIRs after recovering Rs 46,610 from the possession of individuals.
Special Director General of Police (law and order) Arpit Shukla said that all commissioners and senior superintendents of police were asked to depute station house officers of each police station to raid and check people against whom more than two cases of the Gambling Act had been registered in the last five years. The intent of the operation was to keep a vigil on illegal lottery operators and gamblers, with further raids expected to be conducted until the situation is under control.
