EOW tells Google to remove 45 fraud loan apps

The economic offences wing (EOW) of the state Crime Branch has moved Google, seeking removal of at least 45 fraud loan apps from its Play Store.
In a letter to Google’s legal investigations support in the US, the EOW said the apps have been operating illegally and are not authorized by the Reserve Bank of India to provide loans to people.
“We had recently written to Google, seeking information about two specific apps — KOKO and JOJO — that cheated several loan aspirants in different states, including Odisha. During investigation, we came across 45 similar illegal loan applications, which should be banned and withdrawn from the Google Play Store,” EOW’s deputy inspector general J N Pankaj said.