New Delhi, Sep 23, 2025
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Panaji, has arrested Mohammed Suhail alias Michael, the alleged mastermind of a large-scale illegal land-grabbing syndicate in Goa, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
He was arrested on September 22 from Colvale Correctional Home, where he was already lodged in judicial custody in connection with another scheduled offence.
“He was produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Merces, which granted ED custody for four days. ED initiated an investigation on the basis of FIR, and a subsequent charge sheet was filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT – Land Grab), Goa Police,” the ED said in a statement.
The police case was registered against Md. Suhail, his wife Anjum Shaikh, and an associa