PANAJI
A late-night raid by the Verna Police Station busted an illegal betting operation on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at a rented premises in Sancoale. Four persons from Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were caught red-handed and arrested.
According to police, the raid was conducted between 10:39 pm on April 11 and 3:33 am on April 12 at the first floor of a house in Shindolim, Sancoale. The team caught the accused red-handed while facilitating betting on a match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals.
During the raid, police seized 10 mobile phones, two laptops, one tablet, an internet router with a signal receiver, and cash amounting to ₹37,000. The total value of the seized items is estimated at approximately ₹2.5 lakh.
The accused have been identified as Pranjal Tiwari (23) from Uttar Pradesh; Amar Dawda (33) from Chhattisgarh; Shashank Kumar Sahu (19) from Uttar Pradesh; and Sandeep Singh (23), also from Uttar Pradesh. All four were residing at the rented premises near Bhoj Naik House in Shindolim.
A case has been registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, and further investigation is being carried out by PSI Prisly Carvalho under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
