Colvale police on Sunday arrested a 57-year-old man on charges of conducting an illegal gambling activity in a public place at Colvale.
Colvale police conducted a raid on December 29 at around 12.40 pm near the Colvale post office.
During the operation, the accused, Vaman Naik of Khalcha Wada, Virnoda-Pernem, was caught red-handed while accepting money from members of the public in a game of chance popularly known as the “number game”.
The police seized cash amounting to Rs 640 in different denominations along with other gambling-related articles from the spot.
Naik was placed under arrest and later released on bail the same day.
A case has been registered against him under Section 11(2)(a) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act. The investigation is being carried out by PSI Dattaraj Rane of Colvale Police Station.
