PORVORIM
Porvorim police arrested three persons and seized equipment worth Rs 1 lakh after busting an illegal cricket betting racket at Pilerne on Wednesday.
Porvorim Police Inspector Rahul Parab said police had received information that some persons had been operating an illegal cricket betting racket from a bungalow at Alto-Pilerne.
“Porvorim police formed a team and raided a private bungalow on Wednesday. Three persons were arrested on charges of carrying out illegal betting during a World Cup one-day cricket match between India and Afghanistan,” said PI Parab.
During the raid, mobile phones, a laptop, Wifi router and other articles worth Rs 1 lakh were seized from the three accused, Shankar N (46), Rupesh P (34) and R Kumar (32) all natives of Karnataka.
They have been arrested under Sections 3 & 4 of Goa Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act.
The raiding team consisted of PI Rahul Parab, PSI Sitaram Malik, constables Utkarsh Dessai, Mahadev Naik, Siddhesh Naik, Yogesh Shinde and Nitesh Gaude.
Further investigation is in progress under the supervision of SDPO Porvorim and SP North Nidhin Valsan IPS.
