Online Gaming Fraud Mastermind 'Sontu' Faces Police Interrogation in 258 Crore Scam
Police are set to interrogate Ananth Jain, also known as Sontu, today in connection with a 258-crore online gaming fraud case. Sontu, the alleged mastermind, recently returned from Dubai after securing interim anticipatory bail.
Nagpur police had booked him for defrauding a local businessman with a fake gambling app. During a raid at his Gondia residence, police seized items worth over 26.40 crore, including cash, gold, and silver, and discovered another 24.54 crore worth of material in his bank lockers.
In response, the city police issued a lookout circular for Sontu. He subsequently obtained bail from the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on the condition that he report to the police station every other day. On Friday, Sontu complied with this requirement, enduring a 12-hour interrogation led by DCP (crime) Mummaka Sudarshan, during which he faced 56 questions.
However, Sontu reportedly did not cooperate fully and provided inadequate responses to the police's inquiries. The police were seeking information about Sontu's local and international connections, as well as those involved in creating the fake gaming application. As per the court's directive, Sontu is scheduled to appear before the police again on Sunday.
