Police's SOG-2 (Special Operations Group) team in Varanasi busted a large gambling den, arresting 47 people. Officers recovered approximately Rs 10 lakh in cash from the spot. The unique aspect of this gambling operation was that the house appeared locked from the outside, while inside an air-conditioned hall, bets worth lakhs of rupees were being placed. Police said the raid was conducted after 4-5 days of surveillance (recce). Among those arrested were people from several different districts.