ED Files Complaint in Goa Property Fraud Case, Rohan Harmalkar Arrested

Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Special
PMLA Court, Mapusa, Goa on 31.07.2025 against Rohan Harmalkar, Alcantro D’Souza, Estevan Elvis D’Souza,
Mohammad Suhail, and Samir Kalidas Satardekar under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),
2002.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of two FIRs registered by Goa Police—FIR No. 149/2022 at PS: Mapusa and FIR
No. 34/2023 at PS: Crime Branch, Goa—for various offences under IPC, 1860 such as cheating, forgery, and criminal
conspiracy, involving fraudulent transfer and sale of immovable properties in Bardez Taluka, North Goa.
ED investigation revealed that the accused persons, led by Rohan Harmalkar, in active connivance with others, fraudulently
acquired multiple immovable properties by forging documents such as wills, inventory proceedings, genealogical records,
and sale deeds. These properties were then projected as untainted and sold to third party purchasers, thereby laundered
the Proceeds of Crime.
During the course of the investigation, searches were conducted at premises linked to the accused persons under section
17(1) of PMLA, resulting in seizure of voluminous incriminating documents, digital evidence, and freezing of numerous bank
accounts.
During investigation, Rohan Harmalkar was arrested on 03.06.2025 under section 19 of the PMLA and is presently in judicial
custody. The investigation revealed that he played a central role in orchestrating the forgery, coordinating the fake
documentation, and receiving substantial financial consideration in cash and through banking channels.
So far, multiple immovable properties constituting direct POC, valued at over Rs. 212.85 Crore, have been identified and
provisionally attached under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 vide order dated 28.07.2025. Efforts are currently underway
to trace and attach the remaining POC, which may be substantially higher, in order to fully unravel the extent of the
laundering operation.

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