Overview
- Maharashtra Cyber, which announced the action Tuesday, registered four FIRs and arrested Rahul Anil Pawar and Yogita Hitesh Bhosale.
- Investigators ordered Instagram takedowns under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act and sought account data under Section 94 of the BNSS/BNS.
- Police say reels pitched cheap counterfeit notes with WhatsApp numbers for delivery, with posts trending in Dhule, Jalgaon, and Buldhana.
- The probe now includes round-the-clock monitoring of Instagram and Telegram to spot more accounts, with officers signaling further action.
- Earlier research by CloudSEK flagged thousands of posts and accounts in late 2024 to mid‑2025, a scale that officials say raises national‑security concerns.