People gambling in the converted bus. Police arrested 10 people and seized Rs 2 lakh cash, and the bus costing Rs 9 lakh RAJKOT: The Janmashtami fervour has already gripped Saurashtra , where gambling is considered anything but a crime! With police intensifying drives to catch gamblers, the teen patti addict junkies are trying innovative ways to satiate their cravings! To evade the watchful eyes of cops, a group of 11 friends did something unthinkable - they purchased a used bus, removed its seats, and fitted in mattresses, pillows, and sheets to gamble comfortably. At around 3:15 am on Monday, the Porbandar local crime branch (LCB) intercepted the bus on getting specific information that two people - Bharat Rakasiya and Alpesh Vachhani - were facilitating gambling.
The cops had no clue the bus was actually a gambling den on wheels, and it was only when they checked that they saw the alteration. Police arrested Rakasiya, who had purchased the second-hand bus four days ago for gambling. Gamblers planned seven-day excursion across Saurashtra Along with Bharat Rakasiya, police arrested 10 others and seized Rs 2 lakh cash, and the bus costing Rs 9 lakh.
The bus departed from Dhoraji in Rajkot district around 1:45 am and was intercepted near Bhod village on the Rajkot-Porbandar highway. Confident that the cops wouldn't catch them, the group planned a seven-day excursion across Saurashtra to gamble with ease in the confines of the bus. "Inside the bus, we saw a group of people sitt.