Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Goa Women Allegedly Duped Into Mule Accounts; Two Arrested
Police in Pimpri-Chinchwad arrested two men over an alleged bank-account scam.
One man owns a hotel in Goa, and the other lives in Kolkata.
Police say they targeted more than 60 women in Goa.
The women were allegedly promised help getting loans.
The men allegedly collected their bank details and access to their accounts.
Those accounts were then allegedly used to move money from cyber frauds.
Police said the accounts were passed to an international network of alleged fraudsters.
Investigators traced about Rs 30 lakh from one complainant’s money to a bank account.
The arrested men have been identified as Abhikesh Mohan Achrekar and Anmol Sharma.
Pimpri-Chinchwad police arrested a Goa hotel owner and a Kolkata resident.
Police allege more than 60 women in Goa were promised help securing loans.
The accused allegedly obtained the women’s bank details and access to their accounts.
The accounts were allegedly used to receive and route money from cyber frauds.
Police traced a transaction of around Rs 30 lakh from a complainant’s money to one bank account.
- Who
- Pimpri-Chinchwad police arrested Abhikesh Mohan Achrekar, a Goa hotel owner, and Anmol Sharma, a Kolkata resident; more than 60 women were allegedly targeted.
- What
- The two men allegedly promised loans, obtained women’s bank-account details, and enabled the accounts to be used as mule accounts in cyber frauds.
- Where
- The alleged targeting occurred in Goa, while the arrests and investigation were conducted by Pimpri-Chinchwad police.
- Why
- Police allege the accounts were used by an international network of fraudsters to receive and route money generated through cyber frauds.
- Arresting agency
- Pimpri-Chinchwad police
- Arrested accused
- Abhikesh Mohan Achrekar and Anmol Sharma
- Alleged victims
- More than 60 women in Goa
- Loan promise
- The women were allegedly approached with promises of help securing loans.
- Alleged account use
- Their bank accounts were allegedly used as mule accounts for cyber-fraud funds.
- Traced transaction
- Around Rs 30 lakh from a complainant’s money was traced to a bank account.
- Alleged beneficiaries
- An international network of fraudsters allegedly received and routed the funds.