The rogue digital lending companies floated by Chinese nationals that wreaked havoc in the lives of thousands of Indians also extracted tonnes of money from innocent borrowers in developing countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Nepal. This has been discovered by a special investigation team formed by the Odisha police. This organised crime is an attempt to disrupt the economies of these countries, claimed the police.

A special investigation team (SIT) of the Odisha police is parallelly probing dubious loan apps and has issued look out circulars (LOCs) against one Indian, whose ancestors came from China, and three Chinese nationals so far. One of the accused, against whom the LOC has been issued, has also emerged as a kingpin in a probe by the Mumbai police.