Mumbai: A 47-year-old homemaker from Vile Parle East was cheated of ₹1.12 lakh after fraudsters tricked her into believing she had won a car in a fake lottery linked to the television quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

The woman was targeted through a fake social media page that imitated the Kaun Banega Crorepati brand. The page invited users to answer quiz questions, creating the impression of a legitimate contest. After interacting with the page for a few days, the woman received a call from a man who introduced himself as a representative of the show. He told her she had won a car worth ₹8.5 lakh.

Believing the offer to be genuine, the woman transferred ₹1.12 lakh in multiple instalments towards taxes and processing charges. She realised she had been cheated on – ly after the caller became unreachable. Based on her complaint, the Vile Parle police registered a case.

Mumbai: Commuters on the Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line) faced disruption on Monday, March 23, after services came to a halt for nearly 20 minutes due to a technical issue, causing inconvenience during peak travel hours.

The metro remained stationary with its doors open for an extended period from 8.40 am to 8.57 am, leading to confusion inside the coach. Within a few minutes of the halt, an announcement informed commuters that the train had been stopped owing to a technical difficulty, while also apologising for the delay.

Sources from customer care services indicated that the disruption was allegedly caused by a technical issue in one of the metro cars near MIDC on the Aarey stretch. As both directions operate on single lines that are connected, the snag affected movement on both the sides, resulting in the entire Line 3 corridor being brought to a temporary standstill.

After remaining halted for close to 20 minutes, the doors eventually closed and the train resumed movement, albeit at a slower pace initially.

Further details regarding the exact nature of the technical fault are yet to be officially disclosed.

This disruption comes just days after commuters on Mumbai Metro Line 3 reported a complete loss of Vodafone network connectivity within the underground corridor. While Vodafone services were earlier functional between Aarey and Acharya Atre Chowk stations, users took to social media to highlight that the network had also stopped working, even as Jio and Airtel services have remained unavailable in the stretch. The development has raised concerns among passengers, particularly over safety during emergencies.

Mobile network services inside Metro Line 3 have been impacted after the third-party infrastructure provider was reportedly switched off for failing to meet contractual conditions. The report further noted that the installation of a new system may take time, leaving commuters without connectivity for the foreseeable future.

Co-founders of crypto exchange CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, were arrested after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at a Mumbai police station in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency fraud case.

According to the complaint, a person claimed that he was cheated of Rs. 71 lakh in a crypto scam, prompting the police to initiate action.

Reports had earlier suggested that the two founders were summoned for questioning before the arrests.

Reacting to the development, CoinDCX strongly denied any wrongdoing and termed the FIR “false” and part of a larger conspiracy against the company.

In a statement posted on X, the company said that the alleged fraud did not involve its official platform, but instead occurred through a fake website impersonating CoinDCX and its founders.

“The FIR filed against our co-founders is false and filed as a conspiracy against CoinDCX by impersonators posing as founders of CoinDCX and cheating the public at large,” the company said. It added that it had already issued public notices warning users about such fraudulent activities.

The company further clarified that the complaint wrongly claims that funds were transferred in cash to third-party accounts that have no connection with CoinDCX.

It emphasised that brand impersonation and cyber frauds are becoming a growing concern in India’s digital finance ecosystem.

CoinDCX said it has identified more than 1,200 fake websites impersonating its platform between April 2024 and January 2026, and has repeatedly cautioned users against falling prey to such scams.

It also said that it is fully cooperating with law enforcement agencies in the ongoing investigation.

Founded in 2018, CoinDCX is one of India’s leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The company has faced challenges in recent times, including a major cyberattack in 2025 in which hackers breached an internal operational account and stole assets worth $44 million.

However, the company had then said that user funds were not affected and that it had strengthened its security systems following the incident.