Overview
- Bengaluru police arrested a 22-year-old and his mother linked to thousands of mule bank accounts and said Rs 240 crore was frozen across nearly 4,500 accounts as part of a wider probe.
- Investigators identified Dubai-based Prem Taneja as an alleged handler connected to betting and trading apps, issued a lookout notice, and reported use of satellite phones and cryptocurrency.
- Delhi reported a fresh case in Greater Kailash in which a 69- to 70-year-old woman was forced to transfer about Rs 6.9 crore over three days after being kept under continuous video control.
- Delhi Police’s IFSO unit arrested five men in a separate case where a 78-year-old was duped of Rs 2.19 crore through a staged CBI setup, WhatsApp surveillance, and so-called verification accounts.
- The CBI registered an FIR in a Munirka case involving Rs 1.64 crore following a Supreme Court direction, as Chandigarh police separately arrested six suspects and traced conversions to USDT via a Chennai-based facilitator.