🚨 What Happened
**• A sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Junagadh Municipal Corporation — Abbas Ibrahim, also known by the alias Gambler Qureshi — along with his brother Aslam Ibrahim (a former BJP councillor) and two others were arrested and booked under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC).
📍 Allegations & Police Claims
According to the police complaint:
- The four accused are alleged to be part of what officers describe as the “Gambler Gang”, implicated in a string of serious criminal acts in Junagadh over the past decade.
- Alleged offences include cyberfraud, extortion, attempted murder, possession of arms, assault, death threats, and other organised crime activities.
- Police also believe the group may have used online banking and cryptocurrency to launder illegal funds.
🧑⚖️ Investigation Status
- The case was registered at the Junagadh City A‑Division Police Station, and the probe is being led by DySP Ravirajsinh Parmar of the Junagadh Rural police.
- Authorities are investigating asset acquisition linked to these alleged crimes to determine if any property was obtained illegally