Harassment by Loan Apps and Police Apathy
The harrowing tales of deceit and harassment by loan apps with accounts of relentless torment, blackmail and tragic suicides. Due to regulatory inaction, these apps continue to thrive, victimizing unsuspecting consumers.
Bharat Kanaiyalal Motvani, a resident of Rajkot in Gujarat who works as a phlebotomist shares a shocking narrative of deceit, harassment and police apathy. Bharat describes how he fell victim to a fraudulent loan app , suffering relentless harassment and torment. Despite presenting evidence and evidence, and with the Chief Secretary of the Gujarat government directing law enforcers to take action, no measures were taken on his complaint. As a result, Bharat continues to endure harassment and these loan apps continue to thrive on Google Play Store further victimizing more unsuspecting loan applicants.
"All of these apps started calling me continuously. Insta Money agents started abusing me. They had hacked into my entire contact list. They had my PAN card, Aadhaar card, and my photo, which they misused. They wrote derogatory things about me with abuses, along with my PAN, Aadhaar card, and photo and then shared it with my relatives and friends using the contact details they had obtained from my phone. This harassment continued for a long time," explains Bharat.