Finance entity
regulation is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention CoinDCX, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 2 original sources per story, versus 2.6 across the same-window beat baseline.
Last mentioned: Mar 23, 2026
Entity pulse
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regulation is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention CoinDCX, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 2 original sources per story, versus 2.6 across the same-window beat baseline. At 6.5, the average consequence score sits above the same-window beat average of 6.3. We currently track 2 Finance stories that mention Sumit Gupta, all published on March 23, 2026.
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 109 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Sumit Gupta. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Custody Deadline
Initial police custody period ends as investigators seek more victims linked to the scheme.
Official Denial
CoinDCX issues a statement labeling the FIR as a 'false conspiracy' by impersonators.
Court Appearance
The accused are produced before a local court and remanded to police custody.
Founders Arrested
Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal taken into custody by Mumbai Police.
Apprehension in Bengaluru
Thane police track down and arrest Gupta and Khandelwal in Bengaluru.
FIR Registered
A formal complaint is filed at the Mumbra police station in Thane against the co-founders.
Fake Website Milestone
Total identified fraudulent websites mimicking CoinDCX reaches 1,212.
Scheme Commencement
The complainant begins transferring funds based on promises of high returns and franchise rights.
$44M Cyberattack
Hackers breach an internal operational account, stealing $44 million in assets.
Scam Network Emergence
CoinDCX begins tracking a surge in clone websites and impersonation scams.
Thane police have arrested CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal following allegations of a Rs 71.6 lakh fraud. The case involves charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust related to a purported investment scheme and franchise opportunity offered to a retail investor.
Source: Rediff Money Desk (in) · economictimes.indiatimes.com
CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have been arrested by Mumbai police following a fraud FIR involving Rs 71 lakh. The exchange maintains the arrests are based on a sophisticated impersonation conspiracy involving over 1,200 fake websites mimicking their platform.
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