Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Goa Digital Arrest Probe Exposes Pan-India Cyber Fraud Network
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating a large cyber-fraud network.
It started after a woman in Goa was allegedly tricked and pressured into sending Rs.
2.6 crore.
The people involved told her the money was going into secret supervision accounts.
This type of scam is called a digital arrest because victims are falsely made to believe they are under official investigation or detention.
The ED arrested two men in connection with the case.
The agency says their bank accounts are connected to more than 163 police cases.
These cases span 20 states and Union Territories.
Investigators say the reported losses are more than Rs.
400 crore.
The report describes the network as having 330 victims.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Fahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyed in a money-laundering probe.
The investigation began with a Goa case in which a woman allegedly transferred Rs. 2.6 crore.
The alleged digital arrest occurred between May 21 and June 2, 2025.
Investigators linked the suspects’ accounts to more than 163 FIRs across 20 states and Union Territories.
The cases reportedly involve losses exceeding Rs. 400 crore and 330 victims, according to the report.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Fahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyed while investigating an alleged cyber-fraud network.
- What
- The ED is conducting a money-laundering probe into an alleged digital-arrest scam and a wider pan-India network.
- When
- The alleged Goa incident occurred from May 21 to June 2, 2025; the arrests were announced on Sunday and the accused were presented in court on Monday.
- Where
- The originating case was registered in Goa, while the broader investigation covers 20 states and Union Territories across India.
- Why
- A woman was allegedly coerced into transferring Rs. 2.6 crore to accounts described as secret supervision accounts.
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Arrests
- Fahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyed
- Legal provision
- Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Goa transfer
- Rs. 2.6 crore
- Linked FIRs
- More than 163 FIRs
- Geographic reach
- 20 states and Union Territories
- Reported losses
- More than Rs. 400 crore
- Reported victims
- 330