Overview
- Khammam police arrested 18 people in a network linked to ₹547 crore in transactions, alleging funds were routed through recruited bank accounts and later converted to dollars and cryptocurrency.
- Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Commissionerate Police detained 12 members of an interstate gang tied to fake vouchers, lottery and loan scams, using pre-activated SIMs and rented mule accounts sourced largely from Bihar.
- Odisha Police in Rourkela arrested seven suspects and seized 80 passbooks, 50 debit cards, devices and forged IDs, with accounts linked to about 200 complaints identified via the I4C Samanvaya portal.
- Fresh complaints underscore persistent risks, including a ₹2.58 crore loss to a Hyderabad woman in a forged SEBI-linked trading scheme and cases of ₹27 lakh, ₹51 lakh and ₹1 crore via WhatsApp/Telegram groups and fake trading apps that block withdrawals and demand extra fees.
- Official figures report ₹19,812.96 crore lost in 2025 across 21,77,524 complaints, with police urging verification of SEBI registration and rapid reporting to helpline 1930 or the cybercrime portal to help freeze funds.