Ahmedabad, (IANS) | At least 10 people have been detained on charges of gambling at the Taj Hotel, an official said on Thursday.
Several prominent personalities of the city, including Sankalp Group owner Kailash Goenka, were caught gambling with ‘red and white coins’.
On the basis of a tip-off, the police raided the hotel on Sindhu Bhavan Road on Wednesday night.
Police seized Rs 9.83 lakh in cash, four mobile phones worth Rs 65,000 and 186 red and white coins.
The arrested persons have been identified as Kailash Goenka (57), Shankar Mohanbhai Patel (57), Hasmukh Mafatlal Parikh (56), Ajit Shantilal Shah (49), Kanubhai Ambalal Patel (58), Bhavini Indrajit Parikh (47), Pradeep Rambhai Patel (59), Bharatbhai Manilal Patel (59). , 59-year-old Jagdish Bhagwan Desai and 57-year-old Narendra Jeevanlal Patel.
He was later released on bail.
The police have registered a case against them and the matter is being investigated.
–IANS
