Acting on the order of Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, the Maharashtra cyber police have registered an FIR involving all the instant loan app fraud cases from across the state. The minister had passed the order following a meeting with a mid-day team and top brass of the state police last week. 

The cyber cell of the state police have registered the FIR under Sections 420 (cheating) 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory) 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, and the relevant Sections of the Information Technology Act and the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act.