{"id":777041471,"date":"2026-04-27T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777041471"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:03:51","slug":"goa-police-arrest-seven-in-colva-online-gambling-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/goa-police-arrest-seven-in-colva-online-gambling-raids","title":{"rendered":"Goa police arrest seven in Colva online gambling raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Officers seized laptops, mobile phones and other devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Police in Goa have arrested seven people and seized equipment worth over Rs 3 lakh (US$3,187) in two coordinated raids on suspected online gambling operations in Colva<\/strong>. The first operation was carried out late on Friday, April 24, by officers from Colva Police Station after receiving intelligence that illegal betting was being conducted from flats in the Vaswaddo\u2013Benaulim area<\/strong> and a residential complex in Vanelim<\/strong>. Officers apprehended three suspects identified as Sanny Telang, Rahul Patel and Tejaskumar Dabagar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second raid took place on Saturday night at Florida Garden in Vanelim, where four more suspects were arrested: Jiger Thakar, Dhaval Patel<\/strong> and Jay Patel <\/strong>from Gujarat, and Vishal Chawla<\/strong> from Haryana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both raids, officers seized laptops, mobile phones and other devices. Items recovered were estimated to be worth Rs 3 lakh. In a press briefing today, Police Inspector Vikram Naik, said the suspects were \u201ccaught red-handed while accepting online illegal bets\u201d and operating from a \u201ccommon gaming house within closed premises using computer-based platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said investigations were ongoing to determine the extent of the network. Meanwhile, those detained face charges under Sections 3 and 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Gambling Act, which prohibit the operation of common gaming houses and participation in illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Gujarat police arrest man for allegedly betting online from Narenda Modi Stadium<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Officers seized laptops, mobile phones and other devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777040324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Goa police conducted two coordinated raids on suspected illegal online gambling operations in Colva, arresting seven individuals and seizing equipment valued at over US$3,187. The suspects were apprehended for operating \"common gaming houses\" using computer-based platforms, facing charges under the Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Gambling Act.","focusai_entities":"Sanny Telang, Rahul Patel, Tejaskumar Dabagar, Jiger Thakar, Dhaval Patel, Jay Patel, Vishal Chawla, Vikram Naik, Colva Police Station","focusai_location":"India, Goa, Colva, Vaswaddo\u2013Benaulim, Vanelim, Gujarat, Haryana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.88), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Goa Enforcement Impact","query":"What is the estimated GGR impact of these illegal operations on the regulated iGaming market in Goa, and what further enforcement strategies are being considered to mitigate this?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy","query":"How do these arrests reflect on the efficacy of the existing Goa, Daman and Diu Prevention of Gambling Act in deterring and prosecuting illegal online betting operations, particularly those utilizing computer-based platforms?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777041471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777041471"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041484,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041471\/revisions\/777041484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777040324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777041471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777041471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777041471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}