Goa, July 27 -- Bust exposes cracks in Canacona's policing; deals a blow to Tawadkar's assertions that gambling had been eradicated from the constituencyBUNGALOW USED AS GAMBLING DEN

Basuri Desai

PANJIM: In a major development following the sensational raid on an illegal gambling den in Xelim near Goa-Karnataka border, the Canacona Police on Saturday interrogated Ligorio D'Souza, the man allegedly managing the premises where the illicit operations were taking place.

D'Souza was questioned for over an hour by Investigating Officer PSI Ajit Velip.

The interrogation comes in the wake of a dramatic late-night raid earlier this week led personally by Superintendent of Police (South Goa) Tikam Singh Verma. The operation, carried out between...