Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Mumbai Crime Branch Busts Dubai-Linked Cyber Fraud Syndicate in Goa
Some people in India were tricking others online and stealing their money.
They used computers and phones in a big fancy house in Goa, India, and moved the stolen money through many bank accounts.
The police found out about them while looking into a fraud case in Mumbai.
Police officers traveled to Goa and surprised the bad people while they were working.
They arrested 12 people and stopped about 100 crore rupees, which is a very large amount of money.
The police also took their laptops, phones, ATM cards, and other things they used for cheating.
The arrested people were paid a salary and a bonus to help move the stolen money.
Police believe the person who planned everything is in Dubai, a city far away.
Police are still looking for that person.
Now the people who were caught will have to face the law.
Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit-2 raided a luxury villa in Candolim, Goa, on August 4, 2026, and arrested 12 accused linked to an international cyber fraud syndicate.
The syndicate is suspected of laundering more than Rs 500 crore of cyber fraud proceeds over the past six months, with Rs 100 crore frozen in linked bank accounts.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajatilak Roshan said the syndicate was operated from Dubai, UAE, with the accused reportedly paid Rs 35,000 monthly plus a 3 per cent commission for routing fraud proceeds.
Police seized 15 laptops, 85 mobile phones, 128 ATM cards, 76 SIM cards, 22 cheque books, and 77 passbooks during the raid.
The probe, which began with a cyber fraud case at Pydhonie Police Station in Mumbai, has linked the accounts to more than 83 complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Helpline (1930).
- Who
- The Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit-2, which arrested 12 accused from Gujarat and Mumbai; a Dubai-based mastermind is still being sought.
- What
- The bust of an alleged international cyber fraud and illegal online gaming syndicate, with Rs 100 crore frozen and more than Rs 500 crore suspected of being laundered.
- When
- The raid was conducted on August 4, 2026; the news was reported on August 6, 2026.
- Where
- Casa De Nicole Villa in Candolim, Goa, under the Calangute Police Station jurisdiction; the syndicate was allegedly operated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Why
- To dismantle a cyber fraud racket that moved fraud proceeds through hundreds of bank accounts using fake documents, mule accounts, and activated SIM cards.
- Accused arrested
- 12
- Amount frozen
- Rs 100 crore
- Alleged amount laundered
- More than Rs 500 crore in six months
- Raid date
- August 4, 2026
- Raid location
- Casa De Nicole Villa, Candolim, Goa
- Alleged operations base
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Items seized
- 15 laptops, 85 mobile phones, 128 ATM cards, 76 SIM cards, 22 cheque books, 77 passbooks
- Linked complaints
- More than 83 on the National Cyber Crime Helpline (1930)