ED arrests CEO of Goa firm for duping foreigners

New Delhi : The ED has arrested the CEO of a Goa-based company for allegedly laundering money by cheating foreigners on the pretext of selling them real estate in the beach state.

Ankit Kumar Jain, CEO and former director of Sanatan Financers and Real Estates Pvt Ltd, was arrested under the provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

"The accused has cheated foreign nationals under the guise of selling properties under the project named Peace Valley situated at Sirvoi, Deumol and Quepem in Goa," the Enforcement Directorate said in a statement.

The agency's PMLA case is based on a Goa Police FIR filed against the company and CEO Jain for allegedly defrauding foreign nationals.