Enforcement Directorate makes sixth arrest in pan-India digital arrest fraud case

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“The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made the sixth arrest in a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged pan-India cyber fraud and digital arrest case involving transactions worth ₹30,000 crore,” official sources said on Saturday (October 17, 2026).

According to the sources, Mukesh Kumar Pukhraj Jain alias Mukesh Bhai was taken into custody on Friday (October 16, 2026) and produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Panaji that sent him to ED custody till October 19, 2026. With this action, the total arrests made in the case by the Central agency's Panaji office has risen to six.

It is alleged that Jain acted as an RTGS agent, arranging bank credits into the accounts of the cyber criminal network through brokers in exchange for a commission.