Dehradun, Aug. 4 -- The Dehradun police along with the special task force busted an illegal casino being operated from a house on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday and arrested 12 people, a police official said on Sunday. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajai Singh said, "We acted on a tip off and busted the illegal casino being operated from a house in village Salliyawala area on the intervening night of August 2 and 3. We also arrested 12 people and seized cash, casino coins, and mobile phones." He further said that Rs.89,700 cash, 1,900 casino coins, 12 mobile phones and 2 decks of playing cards were also recovered from the accused. They also seized a car of one of the accused found parked outside the house. The accused were identified as Shashank Gupta (38) of Gurgaon, Haryana (house owner), Nikhil Jatav of Delhi, Gaurav Maggo (34) of Delhi, Himanshu Arora of Delhi, Umesh Rawat (42) of Dehradun, Chandrashekhar (32) of Dehradun, Jatin Rana of Dehradun, Manohar Singh Chauhan (35) of Dehradun, Charan Singh Chauhan of Dehradun; Vinod of Uttarkashi; Jeevan Sharma of Dehradun; and Keshav alias Bablu Singh Dhami (24) of Darchula in Nepal. "The accused, including the house owner, were found gambling inside a large room set up like a casino. During interrogation, the accused revealed that several of them had come from Delhi and were visiting Dehradun for the first time to participate in casino gambling. They also admitted to being habitual gamblers who travel across different states to play," Singh said. He added, "They were in contact with Shashank (the house owner), Umesh Rawat, and Vikram Shah, who facilitated their visit and participation...". The SSP said they were trying to nab accused Vikram Shah of Dehradun whose name cropped up during initial investigation. A case has been registered against the accused under the Public Gambling Act of 1867 at Prem Nagar police station," SSP Singh said....