Overview
- Indore police on Friday said they arrested five people in an investment fraud that used dummy bank accounts while a WhatsApp account that lured victims was operated from Cambodia.
- Delhi investigators arrested Anand Kumar, 35, accused of posing as professionals on dating and matrimonial apps to cheat more than 500 women of about ₹2 crore and, in some cases, to extort them with private photos.
- East Champaran police on Wednesday reported four arrests in a case they say routed victims’ money to handlers in Pakistan through Cash Deposit Machines, with local operatives keeping a 10% cut and storing passbooks, ATM cards and phones.
- Uttar Pradesh police in Bhadohi on Thursday held three suspects tied to more than 200 bank accounts that investigators say moved over ₹10 crore, using shared APK files in chat groups to push fake shopping and credit app payments.
- Delhi police also reported a separate syndicate that used a bank employee to open mule accounts and APK-based SMS forwarders to capture one-time passwords, while a Chandigarh case showed “digital arrest” coercion, and probes continue to trace money flows and more victims.