Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jul 18: In a significant breakthrough, the CEN crime police, Mangaluru city, arrested Roshan Saldana (43), a key accused in multi-crore cheating cases, who had been absconding and out of police reach for quite some time.
The primary charges against Roshan Saldana include deceiving businessmen by promising loans worth hundreds of crores and collecting 1 to 2 percent as stamp duty and commission before duping the victims. During a police raid, authorities recovered incriminating documents, blank cheques, 667 grams of gold ornaments, and a diamond ring estimated to be worth Rs 2.75 crore. Additionally, Indian and foreign liquor worth Rs 6,72,947 – far exceeding permissible limits – was seized from his residence. Consequently, an excise case has also been registered under Crime No. 39/2025 of the CEN crime police station under the Excise Act.
As per the ongoing investigation, transactions exceeding Rs 40 crores= have been traced in the accused’s accounts over the past 3–4 months. Reports suggest that Roshan and his associates collected around Rs 32 crores from businessmen across Goa, Bengaluru, Pune, Vijayapura, Tumakuru, Kolkata, Sangli, Lucknow, Bagalkot, and other regions by luring them with false promises of large loans.
Two criminal cases are already registered against Roshan Saldana at the CEN crime police station, Mangaluru under IPC Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(2), 318(3), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Crime No. 22/2025 and Crime No. 30/2025). Additionally, cases have been filed against him in Chitradurga and Mumbai as well.
Roshan is expected to be produced before the honourable court later on Friday. The police are continuing their investigation to identify other associates involved in the racket, assess the total number of victims, and determine the full extent of the fraud, which appears to span several states, including Delhi and Mumbai.