Team Goemkarponn
PORVORIM: Porvorim police have arrested 5 accused persons for carrying out illegal cricket betting activities in a bungalow.
As per PI Rahul Parab reliable information was received regarding illegal cricket betting activities going on at a bungalow in Salvador do Mundo, Bardez Goa.
Further a raiding team was formed and a raid was conducted on 21/10/2024 late night during which five persons were found accepting bets on various cricket leagues and other sports happening in the world.
Accordingly during the raid accused persons namely 1. Ruchit Kumar N/o Bihar, 2. Pranjal Bhati N/o Madhya Pradesh, 3. Nikhil Kumar, N/o Bihar 4. Kunal Kumar N/o Madhya Pradesh and 5. Vansh Sharma N/o Karnataka were arrested under sections 3 & 4 of the Goa Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act.
Various articles such as mobile phones and laptops, wifi routers worth Rs. 1,70,000/- were seized by the police.
The raiding team was supervised by SDPO Porvorim Vishwesh Karpe, PI Rahul Parab and consisted of constables Mahadev Naik, Tushar Raut, Nitesh Gawde.
Further investigation is in progress under the supervision of SP North Akshat Kaushal, IPS.