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Seven from multiple states arrested for harassment, loan app scam

Visakhapatnam city Cyber Crime police arrested seven individuals across multiple states for allegedly running an illegal loan app scam that led to a local resident's suicide. The case began after a man borrowed around 2,000 rupees through unauthorized instant loan applications and faced relentless harassment despite making partial repayments. The operators demanded more money and sent morphed photos of him to his contacts, including his wife, driving him to take his own life.

State

Multiple States

First reported

April 2025

Agency involved

Visakhapatnam city Cyber Crime police and Maharanipeta police

Arrests

Seven individuals arrested

Status

Under active investigation by special teams tracking multiple states

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

Following a complaint from the victim's wife, who was also coerced into paying money, authorities registered a case and traced threatening WhatsApp messages originating from virtual numbers linked to Pakistan. Financial investigations revealed that transactions were connected to bank accounts in Assam and Gujarat. Police discovered that approximately 9,000 victims nationwide had been defrauded through these accounts, supported by 61 feeder accounts.

Special teams operating under instructions from the Visakhapatnam police commissioner tracked down suspects in Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat. Investigators found that the arrested individuals allegedly opened multiple bank accounts to funnel fraud proceeds and sold these mule accounts using Telegram and WhatsApp. One previously arrested suspect from Kurnool reportedly earned up to 12 lakh rupees through the scheme.

Not yet reported: The articles do not mention the exact dates of the incidents or the specific identities of the arrested suspects.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Seven individuals have been arrested across multiple states, and special teams are continuing their investigation into the network of mule accounts and international connections.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

Approximately 9,000 victims across India, including a resident who died by suicide after facing harassment and extortion over an instant loan app.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Victims were lured into borrowing small amounts of money through unauthorized instant loan applications.
Operators demanded additional payments despite victims making partial repayments.
Loan operators subjected borrowers and their families to relentless psychological harassment and sent morphed photographs to their contacts.
Threatening messages were sent to victims using virtual numbers on WhatsApp originating from outside the country.
Fraud proceeds were funneled through mule accounts opened across multiple states and sold via Telegram and WhatsApp.

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