Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji
Panaji, Apr 14: Goa Police have stepped up their efforts to track down Myron Rodrigues, the alleged mastermind behind a ?100-crore stock market scam, by formally requesting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to initiate an Interpol Red Notice against him. Authorities suspect Rodrigues has fled the country.
In a statement issued by Public Relations Officer Rahul Gupta, it was confirmed that while a Blue Notice had already been circulated by Interpol to help locate Rodrigues, the police have now escalated the matter by proposing a Red Notice — a global alert requesting law enforcement agencies to arrest or detain him pending extradition.
Rodrigues, currently on the run, is accused of defrauding investors by luring them into a bogus share market investment scheme. His wife, Deepali Parab, who was also involved in the operation, is presently in judicial custody.
Earlier this week, in a major crackdown, the Goa government ordered the provisional attachment of seven high-value properties linked to the couple in Goa and Maharashtra. In addition to the real estate, officials have frozen approximately ?44.46 lakh held in various bank accounts. All attached assets have been transferred to the custody of the South Goa district administration, pending further legal directives. The action was carried out under the provisions of the Goa Protection of Investors and Depositors Act, 2018.
The Economic Offenses Cell has charged both Myron and Deepali under multiple legal sections including criminal breach of trust and cheating under the Indian Penal Code, as well as under the Goa Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999.
“These properties and funds are believed to be the proceeds of a large-scale financial fraud, disguised as investment opportunities in the share market,” said Gupta. “The attachment is a step toward safeguarding the interests of the duped investors.”
The seized assets include prime real estate across Goa, Mumbai, Thane, and Pune. Among the properties now under government control are a luxury villa in Nuvem, an apartment in Cortalim, and another villa in Fatorda, Margao. In Maharashtra, two apartments in Mumbai’s Wadala area, two flats in Kalyan (Thane), and a property in Lavasa (Pune) have also been seized.
Authorities are continuing their investigation as they await further developments on the proposed Red Notice to bring Rodrigues to justice.