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A ₹2.60-Crore Digital Arrest Scam In Goa Has Led The ED To A ₹27,850-Crore Money-Laundering Network Spanning 20 States

The Enforcement Directorate launched a money-laundering investigation after a woman in Goa was allegedly targeted in a digital arrest scam. Posing as officials on a video call, callers made her believe she was facing a criminal investigation and coerced her into transferring ₹2.60 crore between May and June 2025.

State

Goa

First reported

September 2026

Original amount alleged

₹2,60,33,634

Agency involved

Enforcement Directorate and Cyber Crime Police Station North Goa

Arrests

5 people in total

Network banking transactions

Exceeding ₹27,850 crore

Cash seized

₹3.25 crore

Status

Five accused remanded to custody while the money-laundering investigation continues across multiple states

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

Investigators discovered that the funds were routed into fake accounts disguised as secret supervision accounts. The money allegedly entered a massive financial network that converted cyber fraud proceeds into cash and foreign currency through companies with RBI licences. The wider syndicate is linked to banking transactions exceeding ₹27,850 crore.

Authorities have arrested five people in connection with the case so far, including a chartered accountant and two men accused of handling RTGS transfers and supplying cash. The Enforcement Directorate has frozen over ₹30 crore in bank accounts, seized ₹3.25 crore in cash during searches, and connected the syndicate to complaints and FIRs across more than 20 states and Union Territories.

Not yet reported: The articles do not name the specific licensed money changers involved or disclose the final destination of the converted foreign currency.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Five individuals have been arrested and remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act while the agency continues its nationwide investigation into the syndicate.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

The primary victim in the Goa case is a woman who lost ₹2.60 crore. Authorities have also linked the wider syndicate to 330 victim complaints and 163 FIRs across more than 20 states and Union Territories, with reported losses amounting to ₹417.49 crore.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

May 21 to June 2, 2025A Goa woman allegedly transferred ₹2,60,33,634 into fraudulent accounts during a digital arrest.

June 9, 2025An FIR was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station in North Goa.

July 17, 2025The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 20 locations across Mumbai and Goa.

August 21, 2025Premises belonging to the three latest accused were searched by investigators.

August 23, 2025Two individuals were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.

August 27, 2025Three more people, including a chartered accountant, were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

September 1, 2025The three latest accused were remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until this date.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Fraudsters targeted a victim through a video call, posing as officials and threatening criminal action under the guise of a digital arrest.
The victim was coerced into transferring money into bank accounts falsely presented as secret supervision accounts.
Funds were routed through a layered network of more than 400 beneficiary accounts operated by front companies with dummy directors of limited means.
The money was converted into cash and directed towards foreign-currency conversion using companies holding Full Fledged Money Changer licences from the Reserve Bank of India.

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Sources and further reading

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