Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: A ₹10 lakh transaction in the money trail has helped Goa Cyber Crime Police trace and arrest a 20-year-old man from Nanded, Maharashtra, in a digital arrest fraud case involving ₹42.60 lakh.
The accused, identified as Tejas Narhare, was arrested after a technical and financial investigation into a complaint filed by a Canacona resident, who allegedly lost ₹42,60,094.40 between January 30 and February 21, 2026.
According to police, the accused and his associates allegedly posed as officials of the Department of Telecommunications and the Delhi and Mumbai Crime Branches. The complainant was allegedly falsely linked to a criminal case involving misuse of his Aadhaar card and alleged activities connected with Jet Airways officials.
The victim was then allegedly subjected to a “digital arrest” and threatened with legal consequences before being coerced into transferring the money to settle the fabricated case.
During the investigation, police found that ₹10 lakh of the defrauded amount had reached Narhare’s bank account at Layer-2 of the money trail. The amount was later withdrawn through a self-cheque.
A team comprising PSI Navin Naik, PC Yash Kole and PC Sidramayya Math, under PI Deepak Pednekar, traced the accused to Nanded and arrested him.
Narhare was produced before the court and remanded to police custody. Further investigation is underway to trace the other persons involved in the fraud and follow the remaining money trail.
