Matar MLA, 25 others get 2-year imprisonment

Vadodara: Halol court declared 26 as convicts including Matar BJP MLA Kesarisinh Solanki in the case of gambling den found from Jimira resort in Shivrajpur in Panchmahal on 1st July 2021, and sentenced them with 2-year imprisonment.

Panchmahal district LCB police had nabbed 26 accused of gambling in gambling den running at Jimira resort in Panchmahal. The 26 convicts include 7 females including 4 foreigners. The police had seized items worth Rs 1.15 crore including Rs 3.89 lakh cash, 25 mobile phones, laptops,and 8 luxurious cars. The court has sentenced the convicts with 2 year imprisonment and Rs 3 thousand penalty under section 4 and 6-month imprisonment and Rs 1 thousand penalty under section 5. The court has also ordered the cancellation of the licence of Jimira resort.

It was revealed in the police investigation that a person from Ahmedabad named Harshad Valji Patel ran the gambling den. The plastic coins were used in exchange for the transaction of cash. The females worked as jockey and distributed playing cards and coins among the players. DeshGujarat