{"id":777043956,"date":"2026-06-23T11:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043956"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:30:54","slug":"goa-crime-branch-arrests-four-in-online-cricket-betting-raid-in-mapusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/goa-crime-branch-arrests-four-in-online-cricket-betting-raid-in-mapusa","title":{"rendered":"Goa Crime Branch arrests four in online cricket betting raid in Mapusa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The team recovered equipment valued at about Rs 2 lakh (US$2,111).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Goa Crime Branch<\/strong> has arrested four individuals for allegedly running illegal online cricket betting during a Sri Lanka Tri-Nation A Series<\/strong> match between India A and Sri Lanka A. Acting on intelligence received on Sunday, June 21, officers carried out an operation at a villa in Ekta Nagar, Mapusa<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the raid, the team detained the four suspects and seized electronic equipment allegedly used in the operation, including two laptops, eight mobile phones, a router and other devices, with an estimated total value of about Rs 2 lakh (US$2,111).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accused have been identified as Umashankar Joshi (42), Anvesh Soni (30), Faijan Shaikh (22), and Rahul Khot (25). Police said they are from Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. The case has been registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act<\/strong>, 1976<\/strong>, and Section 66C of the Information Technology Act, 2000<\/strong>. All four accused remain in custody as investigations continue.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Hyderabad police arrest alleged betting organiser<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The team recovered equipment valued at about Rs 2 lakh (US$2,111).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777033656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Goa Crime Branch has arrested four individuals for allegedly operating an illegal online cricket betting ring during a Sri Lanka Tri-Nation A Series match. The operation in Mapusa led to the seizure of electronic equipment valued at approximately US$2,111. The accused face charges under the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, underscoring ongoing regulatory enforcement against illicit gambling activities.","focusai_entities":"Umashankar Joshi, Anvesh Soni, Faijan Shaikh, Rahul Khot, Goa Crime Branch","focusai_location":"India, Goa, Mapusa, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Sri Lanka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Goa's Enforcement Strategy","query":"What specific enhancements to Goa's regulatory compliance and enforcement frameworks are being considered to more effectively deter and prosecute large-scale illegal online betting operations, beyond individual arrests, and how might this impact B2B\/B2C licensing discussions?"},{"label":"Impact on Regulated Market","query":"How do ongoing enforcement actions against illicit gambling, such as this case in Goa, influence the GGR and NGR projections for potential future regulated iGaming markets in India, and what are the implications for capital markets investment in gaming verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16334,155],"tags":[225],"class_list":["post-777043956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-asia-news","category-sports-betting-news","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043956","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=777043956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043968,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043956\/revisions\/777043968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}