VIJAYAWADA: Four Maharashtra gang members have been arrested for their involvement in exploiting two illegal mobile loan applications and harassing people to settle debts, police said on Saturday. The defendants have been identified as Nilesh Vilas Gorade (main defendant), Amit Sunil Gavli, Sarfaraj Azeej Shaik and Ramdas Dattatreya Daradas, all from Sinnar in Maharashtra. They allegedly operated the businesses of Well Credit and FF Loan App.
Krishna district SP Palle Jashuva said another defendant, Omkar Shankar Mule, was in jail, while gang member Jaiveer was on the run. Explaining their modus operandi, Jashuva said Gorade and Jaiveer formed a team and posted loan-related links on Facebook.
“If someone who needs money clicks on the link, an app will be installed on their phone. It will ask for permission to access the applicant’s photos, contacts and location data and The accused would use the data and create fake videos to threaten borrowers and extort money,” the SP said.
Police have launched an investigation after two women filed separate complaints against the apps with Penamaluru and Atkuru police. They came across a web link on Facebook and clicked on it because the ad claimed to provide low-interest loans without having to provide proof of income.
“The women, in dire need of money, clicked on the link and were redirected to the app download page. The defendants granted a loan of Rs 7,000 to one woman and Rs 3,360 to the other, while they were forced to repay Rs 16,270 and Rs 7,000 respectively in one week. When they failed to pay the money on time, the defendants allegedly sent the transformed photographs and videos of the women to their friends and families, threatening them with payment through a link they had sent,” said the SP.
“We traced the accounts the money was credited to and the phone numbers they used to call the women. They operate from two locations – Kolkata in West Bengal and Sinnar in Maharashtra. A hunt is underway to arrest Jaiveer,” the SP said.
Dial 1930 to report a cybercrime
Jashuva called on the public not to borrow money from unregistered loan apps and urged them to report harassment by dialing the Cyber Crime Reporting Number: 1930 or the AP Cyber Mithra Number: 9121211100 or 100 .
VIJAYAWADA: Four Maharashtra gang members have been arrested for their involvement in exploiting two illegal mobile loan applications and harassing people to settle debts, police said on Saturday. The defendants have been identified as Nilesh Vilas Gorade (main defendant), Amit Sunil Gavli, Sarfaraj Azeej Shaik and Ramdas Dattatreya Daradas, all from Sinnar in Maharashtra. They allegedly operated the businesses of Well Credit and FF Loan App. Krishna district SP Palle Jashuva said another defendant, Omkar Shankar Mule, was in jail, while gang member Jaiveer was on the run. Explaining their modus operandi, Jashuva said Gorade and Jaiveer formed a team and posted loan-related links on Facebook. “If someone who needs money clicks on the link, an app will be installed on their phone. It will ask for permission to access the applicant’s photos, contacts and location data and The accused would use the data and create fake videos to threaten borrowers and extort money,” the SP said Police opened an investigation after two women filed separate complaints against the apps with police in Penamaluru and Atkuru. They came across a web link on Facebook and clicked on it because the advertisement claimed to provide low interest loans without having to provide proof of income. need money, clicked on the link and were redirected to the download page of the application. The defendants granted a loan of Rs 7,000 to one woman and Rs 3,360 to the other, while they were forced to repay respectively t Rs 16,270 and Rs 7,000 in one week. When they failed to pay the money on time, the defendants allegedly sent the altered photographs and videos of the women to their friends and families, threatening them with payment through a link they had sent” , said the SP. “We traced the accounts the money was credited to and the phone numbers they used to call the women. They operate from two locations – Kolkata in West Bengal and Sinnar in Maharashtra. A hunt is underway to arrest Jaiveer,” the SP said. Dial 1930 to report cybercrime Jashuva called on the public not to borrow money from unregistered loan apps and urged them to report harassment by dialing the cybercrime reporting number: 1930 or the AP Cyber number Mithras: 9121211100 or 100
