Team Goemkarponn
Panaji: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested a key accused in a major cyber fraud case involving an investment scam of ₹67 lakh, in a significant breakthrough against organised online financial crimes.
According to police, the offence was registered on December 2, 2025, under Crime No. 44/2025, invoking Sections 318(4) and 319(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act, 2023, and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act. The case was registered based on a complaint filed by a resident of Caranzalem, Tiswadi, Goa.
Investigations revealed that between October 1 and October 24, 2025, the accused fraudulently induced the complainant to invest in a fake trading application under the guise of “DeepGTP Global ETF Investments.” Operating through multiple WhatsApp numbers and posing as a reputed investment firm under the name “PIHU Urban Leather,” the accused lured the victim with false promises of high returns, resulting in a financial loss of ₹67 lakh.
Following an in-depth technical and financial probe, the suspect was traced to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. A police team led by PSI Sherwin Da Costa, along with PC Siddesh Palni and PC Sanjiv Sawas, under the supervision of SP Rahul Gupta, IPS, ASP Smt B.V. Shridevi, IPS, and PI Deepak Pednekar, Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, apprehended the accused.
The arrested individual has been identified as Anuraj R, son of Rajendran S, a resident of Raj Bhavan, Muthiyavila, Kattakkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Investigations revealed that the accused had received ₹28 lakh in his bank account at the first layer, which was later routed through multiple accounts belonging to his associates.
Further analysis established that the same bank account was linked to four other cyber fraud cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa, with a cumulative fraud amount of ₹54.4 lakh, indicating the accused’s involvement in a wider cyber fraud network.
The accused has been produced before the court and remanded to police custody. Further investigation is ongoing under the supervision of PI Deepak Pednekar, Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa.
