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2mo ago

Three Fugitives Held in Indore Farmhouse Gambling Case After Raid at IAS Officer’s Property Triggers Police Reshuffle

The IAS officer who owns the farmhouse has denied involvement and filed a trespass complaint.

During the raid, police recovered 30 mobile phones, playing cards and Rs 13.68 lakh in cash from the accused.
Police at the farmhouse, which is registered in the name of former Shahdol Collector and current MD of Madhya Pradesh Finance Development Corporation Vandana Vaidya and her husband Ambrish Vaidya | By special arrangement
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Overview

  • Police say 18 people were detained during the March 11–12 raid at the Awalipura farmhouse, with roughly Rs 13.67–13.68 lakh in cash, 30 phones, playing cards and two cars seized, and a case registered under the BNS and the Gambling Act.
  • Indore Rural police reported arresting three of the six suspects who initially fled, including caretaker Ranjeet Choudhary, while a search continues for others, notably alleged organiser Jagdish Rathod alias ‘Uncle’/‘Kubda’.
  • Investigators are analyzing the seized mobile phones to determine whether the venue was part of a wider organised betting network.
  • After earlier suspensions of the Manpur station in-charge, a beat sub-inspector and an assistant sub-inspector, the SP reassigned the Manpur police station to Inspector Mahendra Makashre to lead the probe.
  • Police officials state no direct role of owner Vandana Vaidya has been found so far, following her written complaint alleging illegal entry and possible theft at the property.