The accused, identified as Mubarak Pathan, was arrested on Wednesday in a raid by Maina Curtorim police station officials for illegal cow slaughter, a police spokesperson said.
Three of his aides, identified as Nazir Pathan, Raja and Felix Sequeira, managed to flee the spot, they said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC, Goa, Daman & Diu Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1978, Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the spokesperson added.