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According to data released by the Delhi police, 6291 people were arrested in 2414 cases related to gambling in 2020. The data also shows that Rs 2.52 crore was recovered from the accused.
The maximum arrests were made from Vasant Kunj (South) area where 58 people were nabbed after police busted illegal casinos which were being run in hotels, while another 51 were arrested following raids at illegal casinos in the Alipur area.
Actions were also taken against gambling rackets being run in houses. The maximum arrests were made from the Model Town area from where 22 people were caught gambling, 21 others were arrested from Greater Kailash and 11 others from the Tilak Nagar area, the data showed.
The police also busted gambling rackets which were being operated from inside slum and JJ clusters.
