The Cyber Crime Police Station in Goa has arrested a Karnataka-based man in connection with a cyber fraud case in which a Miramar resident was allegedly duped of Rs14.67 lakh through a so-called “digital arrest” scam.
The case was registered on January 21, 2026, under Crime No. 12/2026 following a complaint from a resident of Miramar in Tiswadi. Authorities invoked Sections 318(4), 319(2) read with 3(5) of the BNS Act 2023 along with Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.
According to police officials, on January 31, 2026, the accused and his accomplices allegedly used multiple mobile numbers to impersonate officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Supreme Court of India. The victim was reportedly threatened with false accusations that their Aadhaar details had been misused to obtain SIM cards.
Investigators said the victim was intimidated and placed under what the fraudsters described as a “digital arrest,” during which they were coerced into transferring Rs14,67,000 to bank accounts linked to the accused.
Following an extensive technical and financial investigation, the suspect was traced to Hubli in Karnataka’s Dharwad district. A police team led by PSI Navin Naik, along with PC Akshay Prabhu Verlekar and PC Sidramayya Math, arrested Mohan Kalve, a resident of Station Road, Hubli. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta, IPS, Additional Superintendent of Police B.V. Shridevi, IPS, and Police Inspector Deepak Pednekar.
During the investigation, police found that the accused was operating a bank account that received illicit funds totaling Rs2,00,000 connected to the fraud. He allegedly made eight ATM withdrawals before routing the money to associates.
Further scrutiny revealed that the same bank account had also been linked to another cyber fraud case in Telangana involving Rs2.05 lakh.
The accused was produced before the court and remanded to police custody. Officials said the investigation is ongoing and further details may emerge as authorities examine the wider network involved in the fraud.
