Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at 20 locations across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Goa in connection with a digital arrest fraud case registered by the Goa Cyber Crime Cell in 2025.
The investigation stems from an FIR filed against unknown accused persons for allegedly cheating victims through the modus operandi of “digital arrest.” Acting on the case, the ED’s Panaji Zonal Unit carried out coordinated raids across multiple cities.
During the searches, officials seized cash amounting to ₹80 lakh, foreign currency valued at ₹1.24 crore, gold worth approximately ₹1.30 crore and documents relating to immovable properties valued at around ₹14 crore.
The agency has also frozen nearly 400 bank accounts allegedly linked to the digital arrest fraud network. In addition, rubber stamps of around 100 shell companies were recovered during the operation, indicating the possible use of multiple entities to facilitate the fraud.
The Enforcement Directorate said the investigation is continuing and efforts are underway to identify and arrest the alleged kingpin behind the digital arrest fraud network.
