Kurnool ASI Tips Off Hyderabad Cops On Loan Apps Chinese Call Centre, Hands Over Son Jan 02, 2021, 13:55 IST
HYDERABAD: An Andhra Pradesh police officer handed over his own son to the Hyderabad cyber crime police department after his alleged involvement in the “Instant Loan Apps Scam” case. The Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh after getting information on his son’s involvement in the scam, tipped off the Hyderabad cyber crime branch and turned him over to the police.
The ASI told Hyderabad police about his son’s work in a call centre. His son worked in the same companies that harassed the loan defaulters. These call centres that were setup by Chinese nationals, resulted in more than 20,000 crore fraud. The money was sent off from India to China in the form of bitcoins.
Chinese Man, Head Of Rs 21,000-Crore Loan App Scam, Arrested In Delhi Chinese Man, Head Of Rs 21,000-Crore Loan App Scam, Arrested In Delhi The Hyderabad Police also arrested an Indian - K Nagaraju from Andhra Pradesh s Kurnool District - in the multi-crore online loan scam. He allegedly played a key role in operation of call centres reportedly used for threatening and harassing borrowers.
Another Chinese national who set up operations in India is presently abroad, police said. (File)
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The Hyderabad police have arrested a Chinese national as part of its ongoing investigation into a multi-crore online loan scam involving a large network of companies that charged interest as high as 36 per cent from their victims, and then harassed its borrowers.
One more Chinese held in online loan fraud
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A Chinese national who tried to flee the country was arrested by Hyderabad police at Delhi airport in connection with app-based loan fraud.
The accused, Zhu Wei (27) alias Lambo, hails from Jiangxi of China, and was head of operations for Aglow Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Liufang Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Nabloom Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and Pinprint Technologies Pvt. Ltd., all instant loan app companies, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes and SIT) Shikha Goel said.
She said that a team of Cyber Crime police intercepted Zhu Wei at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. One K. Nagaraju from Kurnool, who played a key role in the operation of call centres, was also arrested.
Updated Dec 26, 2020, 11:15 am IST
Police raided the call centre Cubevo Technology Pvt Ltd (Skyline) headed by the Chinese national and arrested him along with three others
Cyberabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said eight cases against loan apps were being investigated (Representational Image: @hydcitypolice)
HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police busted an instant loan app fraud gang headed by a Chinese national by raiding a call centre here and the city police followed this up with the arrest of four persons.
The arrested were Yi Bai alias Dennis, Satyapal Khyalia, Aniruddh Malhotra, and Murathoti Richie Hemanth Seth. Main accused Zixia Zhang and another accused Umapathi gave a slip to the cops. Police seized two laptops and four mobile phones.
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