Overview

• On May 24, Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Ujjawal Pandey, Gaurav Barua and Yug Sharma following a tip-off about synthetic account kits bound for New Ashok Nagar
• A raid in Mundka led to the bust of a fake loan call centre led by Dilshad Ali that defrauded victims through QR-code processing fees
• Investigators uncovered a sextortion module in New Ashok Nagar, detaining six suspects who lured victims via video calls and blackmailed them with recorded footage
• Authorities across multiple states have arrested over 60 suspects this year and recovered hundreds of devices and banking instruments linked to fraud operations
• Officials warn that networks used malicious APKs, pre-activated SIM cards and forged documents to run fake call centres, digital loan scams and credit-card fraud