Overview
- An 81-year-old Hyderabad businessman reported losing Rs 7.12 crore after impostors kept him under a so-called digital arrest, even seeking an additional Rs 1.2 crore before he approached the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau.
- Ahmedabad police said an 82-year-old victim transferred Rs 7.12 crore during weeks of coercion; 12 suspects have been arrested as probes trace conversions to USDT via hundreds of mule accounts, with only about Rs 10 lakh recovered.
- Chandigarh’s cyber unit arrested a 23-year-old from Gurugram in a fake traffic challan APK case, finding the proceeds were moved through gift cards and redeemed as online gold, and seized a phone and SIM linked to the fraud.
- Mumbai’s North Cyber Police arrested a 25-year-old from Surat for a malicious RTO e‑challan APK that let scammers siphon over Rs 21 lakh from a businessman and his wife, with investigators pursuing additional layers of the racket.
- Police reported fresh complaints of seniors and investors duped through WhatsApp groups, fake trading apps and task-based schemes, including an 85-year-old Delhi woman who lost Rs 1.34 crore, and urged citizens to avoid unknown links or APKs and report to 1930.