Bhubaneswar is the new hub for money mules of digital loan sharks. Here’s why.

Digital loan sharks with suspected China links, who have been preying on financially strained Indians since the onset of the pandemic, are tightening their grip on the country’s underbanked population through a network of money mules and recovery agents in tier-II cities. These entities offer instant short-term loans, usually for seven days, with minimal documentation to desperate customers through loan apps at exorbitant interest rates. Their