12 held in Chinese lending app case

Twelve people linked to a Chinese digital lending app through which they duped several people and harassed them into repaying 10 to 20 times of the loan amount were arrested by the cyber cell of the Noida Police on Wednesday, an official said.

Through the app, the accused lent small amounts of Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 to people but would then threaten to share their objectionable morphed images, pressuring them into repaying higher amounts, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) Abhishek Verma said. The call centre was set up in Sector 63 of Noida and police seized Rs 1.50 lakh cash, 36 desktop computers, 15 laptops, eight smart phones, 135 SIM cards, among other items from the spot, he said.