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Tourists held for gambling after police swoop on Goa hotel

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Published : Sep 13, 2020, 4:40 PM IST

Police swooped no a hotel in Calangute beach on Saturday and detained 42 tourists engaged in gambling.

42 tourists held for gambling after raid in Goa hotel
42 tourists held for gambling after raid in Goa hotel42 tourists held for gambling after raid in Goa hotel

Panaji: Police in Goa rounded up dozens of tourists after they broke up gambling activity at a hotel in Calangute beach, an official said.

Forty-two tourists were detained, Rs 10 lakhs in cash and mobile phones were seized during the raid on Saturday night, according to police.

The tourists - mostly domestic visitors from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi were among the suspected gamblers, reports said.

All of them were booked under a gambling Act, the police said.

Police also said the licence of the hotel where the gambling was held will also be revoked.

Also Read: SSR death case: NCB nabs six more from Mumbai, Goa

Panaji: Police in Goa rounded up dozens of tourists after they broke up gambling activity at a hotel in Calangute beach, an official said.

Forty-two tourists were detained, Rs 10 lakhs in cash and mobile phones were seized during the raid on Saturday night, according to police.

The tourists - mostly domestic visitors from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi were among the suspected gamblers, reports said.

All of them were booked under a gambling Act, the police said.

Police also said the licence of the hotel where the gambling was held will also be revoked.

Also Read: SSR death case: NCB nabs six more from Mumbai, Goa

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