TGCSB says Delhi loan-fraud ring hit

Telangana’s Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) says it has busted a Delhi-based loan-fraud network that called up people in Telangana posing as Bajaj Finance and squeezed “processing” and “insurance” fees out of them. According to a report citing TGCSB, 22 people have been arrested — described as three team leaders, 18 telecallers and a bank-account holder — and 23 phones and two passbooks seized.

The alleged operation ran from three call centres at Shiva Market, Delhi, for about 18 months and is “linked” to 22 cybercrime cases across Telangana, officials were quoted as saying. The report names three alleged organisers — Lalith Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Anil — as absconding. It also says the telecallers followed scripts and, when challenged, threatened victims with legal trouble and misuse of their ID documents. These are police claims carried in one report; TGCSB has not posted matching case documents or a press note, and the police portal lists only general cybercrime advisories.

What is still not on the public record: the FIR numbers and sections, exact arrest dates and locations, whether any cash was frozen or returned, and whether Bajaj Finance confirmed misuse of its name. Even the arithmetic needs clarity — the reported “21 Telugu-speaking women” versus “18 telecallers plus three team leads” reads like an overlap the Bureau should spell out. TGCSB did the legwork; now put the paperwork out.

Telangana has built the cybercrime capacity the Union loves to lecture states about; the BJP-led Centre might start by backing nationwide caller-ID, fintech KYC enforcement and interstate coordination instead of photo ops. The Congress governments that run Delhi and elsewhere could also try publishing basic case details when Telangana cops knock — transparency beats a shrug on television every time.