Overview
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police raided a call centre named Connect Enterprises, detaining 116–118 people accused of targeting US citizens and converting gift‑card proceeds into cryptocurrency, with cases being registered.
- Mumbai Cyber Police arrested two facilitators after a retired banker and his wife were coerced into a three‑day video call and forced to transfer ₹50.5 lakh, with investigators tracing ₹29.5 lakh to a first‑layer mule account.
- Kerala Police’s Operation Sai Hunt led to 263 arrests and 382 cases focused on mule networks, with officials estimating about ₹300 crore in victim losses statewide.
- Cyberabad police reported 20 arrests across multiple States and exposed a ₹3,00,91,683 ticketing‑wallet refund manipulation that exploited a software flaw to inflate balances.
- Pune cyber police registered an FIR after an 82‑year‑old died weeks following a ₹1.19–1.2 crore ‘digital arrest’ fraud, highlighting severe human impact as investigations continue.