Crime Branch nabs 2 members of blackmailing gang

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Crime Branch nabs 2 members of blackmailing gang

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | SR | Bhopal

The Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested two members of a blackmailing gang by stealing data from an instant loan app, gang would give instant loans through the app and steal the data of the borrower.

Even after depositing the loan amount, gang would ask for money and if the victim fails to provide money they would blackmail by threatening to defame them by making nude photos.

After complaints were made cyber crime taking the matter seriously constituted a team which raided Mumbai and Rajasthan and arrested two people in the case.

According to the information, Ranjit Singh Thakur had complained on December 14 that he had taken a loan from the Big Cash Loan application which he repaid on time. Even after this, the borrowers are extorting money by blackmailing by making nude photos.

On the basis of the information received in the technical investigation, Sanjay Narayanand Vaibhav Panwar of Mumbai, were arrested, who were the holders of fake bank accounts and opened the accounts. Sanjay has studied till 9th standard and runs a food stall while Vaibhav Panwar is 12th pass and works as a driver.

Both have cheated crores by creating fake companies. So far more than 30 fake companies have been opened. The accused are connected to big cities like Mumbai, Jaipur, Nagpur, Bangalore, Delhi.

The accused made the app available on Google Play Store. The borrower downloads the app. During that time, they would have taken all the data of the borrower and even after returning the money, by showing her nude photos to the complainant, forcibly collected money in the bank accounts.

For this, the fraudsters used to get the poor and needy people to get the company registered in their name by luring them with money and 8-10 accounts were opened in many private banks in the name of the company.

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