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Goa: On Thursday, An official said that the Goa police have arrested three persons for allegedly betting on the India-Afghanistan cricket match of the ongoing World Cup.
A senior police official said that The illegal activity was going on at a bungalow in Porvorim area on the outskirts of state capital Panaji. The official further said he police recovered mobile phones, a laptop, Wi-Fi router and other items worth Rs 1 lakh from the accused persons.
He added that The Porvorim police on Wednesday arrested the three persons, all hailing from Karnataka and in the age group of 32 to 46 years. He said that all accused person were arrested under provisions of the, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act.”
India won the ODI World Cup match against Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday by eight wickets. Accused persons were identified as 1. Shankar N, age 46 yrs. 2. Rupesh P, age 34 yrs and 3. R. Kumar, age 32 yrs all N/o Karnataka.
