Interpol notice against couple for investment fraud

Panaji: A Red Corner Notice through Interpol, based on a request by the Goa police, has been issued against fraud accused Myron Rodrigues and his wife Deepali Parab. Both have been booked by the economic offences cell (EOC) police station, Panaji, for defrauding several investors.Myron and Deepali have been named prime accused in the fraud and offences had been registered against them under the Goa Protection of Interests of Depositors Act. A chargesheet in the matter was filed on Feb 25 this year before the principal district and sessions court, Margao, by EOC.Earlier, to help apprehend Myron, a Blue Corner Notice had been issued, but he could not be apprehended. A Red Corner Notice was published on May 19 by Interpol.The crime branch has also already filed two chargesheets in this case against the two accused. More chargesheets are likely soon against a third accused, Sunita Rodrigues.Myron and Deepali allegedly cheated people, mostly from the Salcete taluka, to the tune of over Rs 100 crore under the pretext of offering lucrative returns on their investments in the share market. The EOC added five more names in connection with another case involving directors of real estate companies.On Aug 11, 2023, the EOC received a complaint from Ivon Suresh Joaquim Almeida, a resident of Navelim, Salcete, against Myron and Deepali, both residents of Kirbhat, Nuvem. The couple was accused of duping and cheating the complainant to the tune of over Rs 36 lakh under the pretext of investing his money in the share market, by offering lucrative returns, and misappropriating the complainant’s money for their own use.Subsequently, on Aug 30, 2023, the EOC registered another first information report after receiving more complaints against the same accused for duping and cheating investors to the tune of over Rs 20 crore.