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How Police Tracked The Colopore Cell
- Police traced a Colopore cell by matching ATM CCTV, cell-tower data and toll-booth cameras to identify a single vehicle of suspects.
- That evidence led to arrests of local mules and handlers after linking burner phones and movement patterns.
Mules Recruited With Fake Film Shoots
- Some recruits were told they were going to a film shoot to lure them into withdrawing cash as mules.
- Many agreed once promised about $500, which was large for low-income Indian workers.
Live Monitoring And A Thrown-Away Laptop
- A mule handler monitored withdrawals live on a laptop and slapped a subordinate who shorted the takings.
- The gang later threw that laptop out of the car, and police could not recover it despite a month-long search.