MUMBAI, Nov. 13 -- A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to 36-year-old Indore software developer Pankaj Avdhesh Lal Gupta, accused of creating and selling 2,805 malicious APK files used by cybercrime gangs in Bihar and Jharkhand to defraud 9,673 people of over Rs.150 crore across India. The crime branch's Property Cell arrested Gupta following a complaint from a 72-year-old Byculla resident who lost Rs.5.62 lakh. On August 13, a caller identifying himself as Bank of India senior manager Dinesh Kumar offered the victim a senior citizen card and sent an APK file. After entering his banking details, the victim's account was debited. Police alleged Gupta sold fake apps-disguised as PM Kisan Yojana, e-traffic challans, and pension verification-for Rs.20,000-Rs.25,000 each, linking them to 1,074 helpline complaints and 88 cases nationwide, including in Maharashtra and Mumbai. Opposing the bail plea filed by advocate Sunil Pandey, the prosecution cited seized devices and the risk of evidence tampering. However, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Dattatray Shankarrao Khedekar observed no prima facie evidence directly linked Gupta to sending or altering the complainant's APK file, nor was the siphoned Rs.5.62 lakh traced to him, and therefore, the court granted him bail....