Overview
- Rajeev Ranjan Pandey, the eighth suspect arrested, allegedly received ₹15 crore from Unnathan Arunachalam, who had earlier received ₹50 crore from prime accused Hitesh Mehta.
- Pandey and associates reportedly convinced Arunachalam to invest ₹15 crore in a fraudulent business scheme by promising high returns.
- Hitesh Mehta, the scam's principal architect, is scheduled for a brain mapping test on March 28 after his lie detector test indicated deceptive responses.
- Javed Azam, another accused, used ₹15 crore of scam proceeds to expand his Bihar-based electronics business, Digital Duniya, with 11 new stores.
- Authorities are also investigating an unreported robbery at Arunachalam’s Andheri office, believed to involve stolen misappropriated funds.