Early Wednesday morning, Anjuna police carried out a raid at a flat in Royal Assagao Resort, acting on a tip about an online betting operation running from the premises.
During the raid, authorities caught 12 accused red-handed participating in online gambling activities involving transactions worth Rs 3,50,000.
The accused include Asalam Mohammad, Mohmed Hussain, Vaseem Mohammad, and Ayan Ali Bukhari from Rajasthan; and Azaan Irfan Nagori, Vahora Mohammad Abdulkarim, Vahoram Salimbhai, Mehon Alfaz Abdulrasid, and Pathan Dilshan Khan from Gujarat. Also from Rajasthan are Mohammad Afzal Khan Sorgar, Mohammed Inayat Shah, and Sharafat Khan Bhishti.
All suspects are between 19 and 24 years old, police confirmed.
Seized during the raid were seven laptops, eight mobile phones of various makes, and other gambling-related paraphernalia.
A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 3 and 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976, with the investigation ongoing.
