Team Goemkarponn
Panaji: Cyber Crime Police Station Goa has arrested a Karnataka-based accused in connection with a cyber fraud case involving ₹14.67 lakh, where a Miramar resident was allegedly subjected to a so-called “digital arrest”.
The offence was registered on January 21, 2026, under Crime No. 12/2026, invoking Sections 318(4), 319(2) read with 3(5) of the BNS Act 2023 and Section 66-D of the IT Act, based on a complaint filed by a resident of Miramar, Tiswadi.
Police said that on January 31, 2026, the accused, along with accomplices, allegedly used multiple mobile numbers to impersonate officials of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Supreme Court of India. The complainant was allegedly threatened with false allegations of Aadhaar misuse for SIM card issuance and was coerced into a so-called “digital arrest.”
Under intimidation, the victim was allegedly forced to transfer ₹14,67,000 to accounts linked to the accused.
Following a detailed technical and financial investigation, the suspect was traced to Hubli in Dharwad district of Karnataka. A police team led by PSI Navin Naik, along with PC Akshay Prabhu Verlekar and PC Sidramayya Math, under the supervision of SP Rahul Gupta, IPS, ASP B.V. Shridevi, IPS, and PI Deepak Pednekar, arrested Mohan Kalve, a resident of Station Road, Hubli.
During investigation, it was revealed that the accused was actively operating a bank account which received illicit credits of ₹2,00,000. He allegedly carried out eight ATM withdrawals and further routed the funds to his associates.
Further analysis also revealed that the same bank account was linked to another cyber fraud case in Telangana involving ₹2.05 lakh.
The accused was produced before the court and remanded to police custody. Further investigation is being conducted by PI Deepak Pednekar of Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa.
