Illegal Apps 'Mabdata' and 'Any' Used to Extort Crores from Non-FASTag Vehicles Across 100 Locations
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A massive financial fraud exploiting India's national highway infrastructure has been exposed by federal investigators. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a sophisticated illegal toll collection racket operating across approximately 100 toll plazas nationwide, targeting vehicles traveling without FASTag stickers. Utilizing unauthorized digital tools known as "Mabdata" and "Any" apps alongside parallel web portals, the syndicate bypassed official National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) systems to pocket crores in illicit cash.
Multi-State Raids Led by ED Seize Crores and Freeze Bank Accounts
Acting swiftly on the gravity of the financial crime, the ED executed coordinated search and seizure operations on September 2 across 14 strategic locations spanning उत्तर प्रदेश, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The multi-state raids dealt a heavy blow to the network, resulting in the recovery of approximately ₹1.03 crore in unaccounted cash, critical financial ledger books, incriminating bank documents, and various digital devices. Furthermore, investigators successfully froze eight active bank accounts linked to the operation.
How the Fake App Scam Deprived the Government of Revenue
The money laundering investigation stems from an initial First Information Report (FIR) registered in January 2025 by the मिर्जापुर police in Uttar Pradesh, following widespread complaints of large-scale systemic cheating at the Atraila Shiv Gulam Toll Plaza and several other national highway checkpoints.
According to federal findings, middlemen and private toll collection agencies formally appointed by the NHAI allegedly colluded to deploy the custom-built "Mabdata" and "Any" apps. These unauthorized platforms generated convincing fake toll receipts for motorists lacking FASTag while systematically concealing transaction data from official government auditing systems. This coordinated deception not only siphoned massive corporate and public revenues away from the exchequer but also highlighted severe vulnerabilities in outsourced highway management protocols. The ED is continuing its PMLA inquiry to dismantle the entire network of collaborators.
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