Manpasand Gymkhana gambling: 168 Granted Bail, 9 Ringleaders Under Remand Till August 8

The Metropolitan Court premises in Gheekanta turned into a logistical fortress on Tuesday as police brought in 187 individuals arrested during a high-profile raid on the Manpasand Gymkhana gambling den in Ahmedabad’s Dariyapur.

Loaded into five buses—including an ATS vehicle—the suspects were presented before the judicial magistrate at 1:30 PM, triggering massive traffic snarls around the compound.

While the judicial magistrate court granted bail to 168 of the accused, the police requested seven-day remand for 9 key operatives, including the alleged kingpin Govind Patel. The court granted four days of remand, till August 8.

The sheer volume of suspects overwhelmed court halls, forcing authorities to seat dozens along the corridors. It took the court nearly two hours just to complete the roll call.

State Monitoring Cell Dismantles High-Profile Gambling Network

The arrests followed a targeted operation by Gujarat’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC), which raided the notorious Dariapur establishment and exposed a deep-rooted gambling network operating in the heart of the city.

SMC Inspector B H Rathod and Public Prosecutor Trupti Vyas pressed the court for a seven-day police remand for primary suspect Govind Patel alongside Sattar Vora, Hussain Sipai, Laxman Parmar, Dinesh Bhavsar, Kishor Padhiyar, Naran Raval, Salim Masuri, and Anand Thakor.

Arguing before the bench, the prosecution pointed to the suspects' extensive criminal histories, highlighting that multiple cases of a similar nature have been registered against them in various police stations across the state over the years.

However, the court has granted four days of remand.

UPI Logs, Angadia Routes, and Coded Slips Under Cops’ Radar

During the remand hearing, the prosecution outlined critical areas requiring in-depth custodial interrogation:

• Financial Paper Trail: Investigating cash trail destinations, credit card usage, bank account statements, and accounting ledgers maintained by the syndicate.
• Informal & Digital Channels: Tracing money transfers funneled through local Angadia firms as well as digital UPI transactions executed by the operators.
• Forensic Analysis: Unraveling secret code slips seized during the raid, with plans to collect suspect signatures for Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) verification.
• Illicit Funding Links: Determining whether profits generated from the gambling den were being diverted into other illegal activities.
• Absconding Accomplices: Tracking down and arresting remaining fugitives and associate operators linked to the racket.

Police officers escorted the suspects in phased batches up to Courtroom 13 on the sixth floor, where the remand hearing for the core operators remains underway.