JAMMU, JAN 29: Police in Nagrota have busted an organised gambling network operating from a hotel, arresting six persons, including the Vice‑Chairperson of District Development Council (DDC) Ganderbal.
Acting on reliable information, a team from Police Post Sidhra, led by PSI Neeraj Parihar, raided a room at Hotel Sunshine in Sidhra, where illegal gambling was allegedly being carried out for monetary gains. During the raid, six individuals, including a hotel worker, were found actively indulging in the activity.
Those arrested were identified as Zulfkar Rashid Malik of Gujjar Nagar, Jammu; Manzoor Ahmed of Bijbehara, Anantnag; Bilal Ahmed of Shallabagh, Ganderbal (currently residing at Lower Thather, Bantalab, Jammu); Abdul Majeed Lone of Sogam, Kupwara; Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Parimpora, Qamarwari, Srinagar; and hotel worker Naseer Ahmed, who was allegedly facilitating the gambling.
Police recovered and seized stake money amounting to ₹34,950, along with playing cards, chips and other gambling‑related items. Preliminary enquiry revealed that the accused, in connivance with the hotel worker, were running an organised gambling setup for wrongful gain.
The accused have been booked in FIR No 21/2026 under section 112(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Police Station Nagrota, and further investigation is underway.
