After mid-day confirms call centres in Kathmandu, Maharashtra cops reach out to Nepal counterparts
One of the three call centres that were busted by Nepal police last month
Taking its probe into the loan app scam across the border, the Maharashtra police have reached out to Nepal through the CBI’s Interpol wing. The move follows mid-day’s series of reports from Kathmandu exposing the role of Chinese loan sharks who are setting up call centres there to harass Indian borrowers. The cyber cops have sought the details of those involved in the three call centres that were busted by the Nepal police last month.
Maharashtra Cyber, the nodal agency for cybercrimes in the state, has formed a special team to investigate the illegal digital lenders who have been extorting money from borrowers through abusive calls and morphed photos. They have sought the help of CBI’s Interpol wing whose main aim is to ensure police cooperation across the border.
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Nepal policemen at an illegal call centre, in Butwal city of Rupandehi district
mid-day was the first to report the loan app scam’s link to Nepal. This correspondent recently visited Nepal to expose that each of the busted call centres—two in Kathmandu and one in Rupandehi district—were being run by Chinese nationals with the help of Indian supervisors. The Nepal police have so far arrested 190…
