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Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis assures Assembly that the state will expedite the crackdown on illegal mobile loan apps, and also establish a cyber intelligence unit to focus on the new wave of financial crimes

Exactly 15 days after the state home minister Dilip Walse Patil called a meeting with top Maharashtra Cyber Cell officials along with mid-day reporters, taking cognisance of the loan app harassment reportage, the Cyber Cell has busted one module originating from Karnataka. Five accused who have been harassing borrowers by morphing their pictures and sharing the same with the victims’ contacts were arrested. The arrested accused includes a supervisor who was on the payroll of the loan app syndicate.