05 February 2021

Amount Involved Will Increase

Jyotika Sood
How big is the loan app scam? Apart from the money, factors like the number of bank accounts, loan apps, and people involved lent to the sheer size of this scam. The number of borrowers ran into thousands. The magnitude is enormous. The amount of money involved will definitely increase. Are there more Chinese, and other kingpins? We found passports of individuals who are not in India. We know about an individual operating from Jakarta. The number will rise. Tell us about the money trail you have established We are investigating money laundering. It is apparent the loan apps did not follow procedures. We discovered that a Chinese national we arrested was involved in an investment apps scam. We found the money trail for Burse App, an investment loan app. Do you think the canvas of scam is across India? We raided six call centres—two each in Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Bangalore. We are...
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