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Hyderabad Police Arrest QNET Promoter Dig Vijay Singh at Delhi Airport in Alleged Rs 10,000 Crore Fraud Probe

Npros.com | 10/17/2026

HYDERABAD, India - October 17, 2026

Police in Hyderabad have arrested a senior QNET promoter at New Delhi's international airport as he was allegedly trying to leave India for Dubai, the latest arrest in a long-running Indian investigation into the multi-level marketing company and its Indian affiliate, Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt. Ltd.

The Central Crime Station of the Hyderabad City Police Detective Department said Saturday, October 17, that it had taken Dig Vijay Singh, 50, into custody at Indira Gandhi International Airport after he was stopped there under a Look Out Circular issued by Hyderabad police. Singh, a resident of Gurugram and a native of Madhya Pradesh, is listed as accused number 11 in the case. Police said a special team took custody of him at the airport police station and seized two mobile phones. He was produced before a court in Delhi, which granted transit remand so he could be brought before the court in Hyderabad, and investigators said they would seek police custody to question him about his role, his financial transactions and the activities of other accused.

According to Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar, Singh is a "V-Partner" and key member of the QNET network who is suspected of operating from Dubai with a global base of associates. Police allege he promoted QNET through Zoom meetings and social media, persuading people to invest lakhs of rupees. Investigators allege that promoters and associates of QNET and Vihaan Direct Selling lured the public with promises of high returns, commissions and foreign trips under the guise of multi-level marketing, binary business models and e-commerce activity.

In the cases handled by the Central Crime Station, police said 43 victims have been examined so far, with losses of roughly â'¹5 crore, and a bank account belonging to Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt. Ltd. holding about â'¹4 crore has been frozen. Police said investigations across multiple cases around the country suggest the alleged fraud could total nearly â'¹10,000 crore and affect lakhs of people. That figure is a police estimate, and actual losses and individual responsibility have yet to be established in court. Investigators said they are also examining an international dimension, including promotional programs held in India and abroad, the possible involvement of foreign nationals, and whether operations were coordinated from Dubai. Efforts are under way to trace other accused who are absconding.

The Hyderabad case has been registered under Sections 318(4), 316(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, covering cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy, along with Section 5 of the Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments Act and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, India's main law against pyramid-style money circulation schemes.

The arrest adds to years of enforcement action against QNET-linked promoters in India. Hyderabad police arrested 32 QNET promoters in March 2026, the same month three promoters were sentenced to ten years in prison in Andhra Pradesh, and five promoters were arrested in Goa in July 2026. India's Central Bureau of Investigation separately took up a case in September after a debt-related suicide in Telangana's Siddipet district was linked to QNET, and the Telangana High Court has since granted interim protection from coercive action to two directors named in that case. Earlier actions include the 2019 shutdown of Vihaan Direct Selling's operations by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the freezing of bank funds tied to QNET in 2023 cases.

QNET was founded in 1998 as QuestNet and is part of the Malaysia-based QI Group co-founded by Vijay Eswaran. It sells wellness, personal care, home and lifestyle products through independent representatives in dozens of countries. In India it has operated through Vihaan Direct Selling and other names, and the company has said in past disputes that it complies with local laws and is not responsible for the conduct of people who misuse its name. The allegations against Singh have not been tested in court.

Telangana High Court Shields Two QNET-Linked Vihaan Directors From Coercive Action in CBI Case

Npros.com | 10/9/2026

HYDERABAD, Telangana -- October 9, 2026

The Telangana High Court in India has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation not to take any coercive steps against two directors of Vihaan Direct Selling India Pvt Ltd, a company linked to QNET, in a case arising from the alleged suicide of a man from Siddipet.

Justice J Sreenivas Rao granted interim protection to directors Dilipraj Pukkella and Muhammad Imthiaz but declined to stay the proceedings. The court ordered the CBI to file its counter within four weeks and adjourned the matter for further hearing.

The case concerns the death of Badugu Harikrishna, who allegedly died by suicide in October 2025 after suffering financial losses tied to investments in QNET as well as online betting and gaming applications. Siddipet police first handled the investigation, which was later moved to the Telangana Crime Investigation Department and is now being pursued by the CBI.

The directors asked the court to quash the case and halt further proceedings. They argued that they were not named in the original complaint or the first information report and were added as accused only during the investigation, and that the CBI's FIR wrongly stated they had been named in the Siddipet case. They said the transactions under review were genuine product purchases rather than a money circulation scheme, and cited relief they had received from courts in earlier QNET-related cases registered by Hyderabad police, the Telangana CID and authorities in Karnataka.

Opposing the petition, the CBI said several cases had been registered against the firm in different parts of the country and alleged that the company and its directors were involved in a multi-crore scam. T Srujan Kumar Reddy, special public prosecutor for the CBI, told the court that the petitioners were not cooperating, that the agency had been unable to trace them since the case was transferred to it in September, and that granting relief would hurt the investigation.

Hyderabad Police Arrest Six in Alleged IGNITE Scheme Linked to QNET Network

Npros.com | 6/11/2026

Hyderabad Central Crime Station officers arrested six people allegedly tied to an MLM operation called IGNITE, saying the scheme is a rebranded version of QNET and that senior IGNITE recruiters had previously been associated with QNET.

Those arrested were identified as Oneal Gupta of Noida, Dinesh Kumar Saahil and Priyanshu Saxena of Bulandshahr, Praveen Kumar Dakalia and Paritosh Kumar Dakalia of Kolkata, and Riyaz of Kerala. Police said three Hyderabad complainants together paid about 1.87 lakh rupees after WhatsApp outreach from an Africa-based number, an online presentation and a local meeting, with funds directed to an account in the name of Parasnath Mercantile. Investigators said IGNITE's Indian front, Indi Konnect Ventures, was incorporated May 18, 2026.

Police alleged refunds were conditioned on recruiting two new members or maintaining a 200 dollar e-wallet balance, and that products such as Activa, Brush-O and brAInify lacked regulatory approval for the health claims made for them. Money was allegedly moved toward Malaysia and converted to cryptocurrency before reaching a Hong Kong e-wallet.

Hyderabad Police Arrest 32 in Alleged QNET-Linked Money Circulation Scheme

Npros.com | 3/23/2026

Police in Hyderabad, India, have arrested 32 people in connection with an alleged money circulation scheme linked to Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt Ltd, which police described as a franchisee of QI Group operating under the QNET brand.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said victims were asked to invest 5 lakh to 10 lakh rupees with promises of returns of 3 crore to 4 crore rupees within two years under a binary model that police allege violates the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act of 1978. Thirty police teams conducted raids across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Police said 11 victims have reported losses of about 75 lakh rupees and that four cases have been registered with the Central Crime Station. Of those arrested, 11 are women, and many of the accused are IT professionals, police said.

Ghana Says 44 Nationals Rescued From QNET-Linked Recruitment Network in Nigeria

Npros.com | 3/21/2026

Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 44 Ghanaian nationals have been rescued from a fraudulent recruitment network in Nigeria operating under the QNET name and have been returned home.

According to the ministry, the victims were freed on March 16, 2026, in an operation by Nigerian security authorities, including the Department of State Services, and arrived in Accra on March 20. The ministry said they had been lured through social media with false promises of jobs and travel opportunities. "Upon arrival, they were subjected to exploitative conditions, including restricted movement, psychological coercion, and pressure to recruit others into the scheme," the ministry said.

The government said it is working with Nigerian authorities on the case and on the rehabilitation and reintegration of the victims. The rescue follows several operations in Ghana in recent months against groups using the QNET name to recruit victims, while QNET has said such schemes are not organized, authorized or endorsed by the company.

Jaipur Police Arrest 17 in Raid on Banned QNet Vihaan Network

Npros.com | 10/21/2023

Police in Jaipur, in India's Rajasthan state, raided regional offices of the QNet Vihaan network and arrested 17 representatives on October 21, 2023 after people who said they had been defrauded filed complaints at the Vidyadhar Nagar police station.

Police seized three luxury vehicles, including a Mercedes and an MG Hector, along with two laptops, an iPad, about two dozen mobile phones, numerous bank debit and credit cards, and diaries and books allegedly used to recruit victims. Investigators said the group persuaded salaried workers to quit their jobs and join by promising a luxurious lifestyle, then pressured recruits to buy products. Police identified Vinod Saran as the alleged ringleader in Jaipur, working with associates Premanand Sangwan and Amol Shivaji, and said those arrested came from Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

Police later reported an additional arrest, bringing the total to 18, and said 20 bank accounts linked to the scheme had been frozen. QNET, a Hong Kong-based direct selling company that operates in India through Vihaan Direct Selling, has faced repeated police action in the country, where authorities have treated its Vihaan network as a banned money-circulation scheme.

QNET Accused of Money Laundering

Npros | 2/9/2014

A statement by QNET called the money-laundering charges 'preposterous and completely baseless' and added that it is 'fully compliant with the rules and regulations of business operations under Indian laws'.

QNet Team Leaders Arrested

Npros | 11/23/2013

The Economic Offenses Wing of the Mumbai police has been investigating QNet since August, when an investor filed a complaint against the company. At that time, the company's bank accounts were frozen and the company's offiers were charged with duping investors.

QNET Marks 15th Anniversary

Press Release | 10/10/2013

Driven by the employees in various QNET offices, the fifteen events kicked off a new campaign called Touching A Billion Hearts that was launched by Vijay Eswaran, the founder of QNET. Eswaran said that instead of simply setting QNET's sights on becoming a billion dollar company, he wants to be a company that touches a billion hearts.

'The financial goals will follow,' he said in a speech to mark the fifteenth anniversary. 'Over the years, we have surmounted everything, all the doubters that came along the way and we are here today! We know we already have touched many through the people that have heard of us and the people that have benefited from our commitment to improving communities. Now we have set a new, aspirational goal of touching not nine million, not one hundred million, but one billion hearts, over the coming years.

'The way we will touch a billion hearts will be in any way, subtle but sure,' he added. 'Not conquering, just touching hearts so people know that they're not alone. As we grow stronger and bigger, we will touch more and more hearts through not just network marketing, but in everything we do.'

The projects involved fundraising for a school for children with development disorders in Hong Kong, setting up an educational toy library for the aboriginal Orang Asli community in a village in Malaysia, donation of QNET's best-selling water purification system to a labour camp in Dubai, basic computer training program for a group of under privileged boys in a municipality school in Bombay, India, a trip to Siam Ocean World for 30 young girls from an orphanage in Bangkok and several others in Jakarta, Colombo, Koh Samui, Manila and Singapore.

"Touching a Billion Hearts is not a CSR programme,' Eswaran said. 'It is a legacy campaign that includes multiple factors. We reinforce our focus on touching people's lives through our products, we go the extra mile to serve our customers, we enhance our technology platform to provide a delightful user experience, we give back to the communities that we operate in. Touching a Billion Hearts is about the various things QNET can do to impact and enhance someone's life as a business and as a corporate entity.'

QNET Opens Office In Vietnam

Press Release | 8/27/2013

The company, which uses an e-commerce platform, hopes to gain a strong foothold in one of the region's fastest growing markets.

QNET firmly believes the direct selling market in Vietnam -- which posted a 12 percent increase in retail sales last year -- offers tremendous potential for growth.

According to the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA), global retail sales from direct selling in 2012 grew 5.4 percent, year-on-year, rising to US$166.9 billion. Of this figure, the Asia Pacific region's share was 44 percent. Vietnam ranked 14th in Asia, with total retail sales of US$292 million.

'Looking at these figures, I project a 30-percent increase in the direct selling business worldwide over the next year,' said Dave Osh, QNET's Chief Executive Officer. 'QNET wants to help Vietnam play a leading role in this dramatic economic growth.'

QNET's new office is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City's business district, to serve the growing regional market and to meet the increasing demands of its Vietnamese customers. Vietnam is the eighth Asian country where QNET has established corporate offices.

The Ho Chi Minh City office will act as the main support centre for QNET in Vietnam and also help raise the profile of its business in neighboring Cambodia and Laos. It will serve as a customer service centre and provide training for QNET's IRs.

'A huge number of potential customers, along with a familiarity with the direct selling industry, make Vietnam a very attractive market for QNET. And the existence of a well-established legal and regulatory framework for direct selling companies is a big bonus,' added Osh.

QNET sells a variety of exclusive lifestyle and wellness products to enhance the lives of its customers around the world. Its range of products includes personal care products, jewellery, holiday packages, weight management products and online educational courses.

'Our goal is to become the number-1 direct selling company in Vietnam. There is nothing more empowering to individuals than the financial freedom that a career in the direct selling industry provides, and we believe Vietnamese people, with their ambition and strong sense of entrepreneurship, will appreciate the products we sell and the business opportunities that QNET provides,' Osh said.

QNET Vietnam expects to play a key role with the Amcham Vietnam Direct Selling Committee, which regulates the local industry. The direct selling industry is projected to contribute significantly to Vietnam's national economy in the coming years.

QNET Conference Draws 6000 Attendees

Press Release | 5/29/2013

Held at the Malawati Indoor Stadium in Shah Alam, the event billed as V-Malaysia 2013 attracted participants from over 30 countries including India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, the UAE, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The company's distributors, known as Independent Representatives (IRs), had converged to learn from the personal experiences of top leaders of QNET from around the world.

The five day convention was an energy-packed, fun-filled, experience as the IRs vowed to Raise the Bar Higher, which was the theme of this year's convention.

Pathman Senathirajah, Managing Director of The V, the global training and network management partner of QNET, who was bestowed the Master Networker of the Year (2011) award by Networking Times Magazine in the US, inspired the participants with his daily trainings that focused on the power of dreams, the importance of never giving up and the significance of ethical networking.

'At QNET, we give equal emphasis to the development of human capital, as we want to see our IRs flourish further and they truly become well-trained entrepreneurs. Our IRs get the opportunity to learn every aspect of direct selling from leaders who are experienced and successful.'

'Events like our V-Convention are geared towards meeting global standards of direct selling. QNET sees training as investment in attracting, retaining, and growing world-class entrepreneurs who will achieve greater success in this legitimate multi-billion dollar direct selling industry,' says Pathman about the convention.

More than 6000 QNET IRs visited the numerous booths at the QNET Pavilion, which showcased the approximately 40 brands of products and services under QNET's nine product categories.

The IRs were able to sample and test various new products in the nutrition and digital range and receive information on the launch of new products including InShape - a weight management programme, InOcean, a mineral supplement, Pomelin – a nutrition product and AirPure, a home care product.

A daily attraction at the Pavilion was the Marussia F1 show car. Thousands thronged the booth to catch a glimpse of the F1 showpiece. QNET is the official direct selling partner of Marussia F1 Team.

Prashant Kumar from Bangalore, India said; 'QNET's partnership with F1 is amazing. Being an official direct selling partner gives us great exposure. I am a regular follower of F1 and I just love seeing QNET's brand hitting the circuits around the world.'

QNET Chief Executive Officer, Dave Osh was happy that the V-Convention has been brought back to Malaysia after a short break.

'We have held six V-Conventions in Malaysia in the last decade, namely in Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and twice at Bukit Jalil. It's an excellent event that takes months of meticulous planning. It also aids the local economy as more thousands of participants arrive in Malaysia and book hotel rooms and spend vast sums of money on shopping.

'Many stay on for days after to enjoy the local food and visit tourist spots, too. They especially take back with them fond memories of Malaysia and encourage others to visit the country. This is one of the ways QNET helps the local economy,' adds Osh.

QNET Launches InShape Courses

Press Release | 5/18/2013

With its online platform, the InShape Courses provide customers with in-depth courses and a variety of articles written by well-known gurus in fitness, nutrition, health and wellness.

The intensive and interesting lessons in each course serve as stepping stones that will help attain the desired weight management goals. Those who successfully complete their course will be rewarded with a certification.

'Today, we live life in the fast lane. Our schedules are so packed that we have to be at many places at once. As a result of busy lives, we often overlook the simple yet important things such as nutrition, minerals and vitamins, which are vital to keep us fit, healthy and active. So while you take care of your daily never-ending 'to-do' list, we have InShape courses tailor made to suit your needs,' says Dave Osh, QNET's Chief Executive Officer.

'The InShape Fitness course can help turn you into a fitness guru. Learning and staying fit has never been easier and more fun. Guiding them from the fundamentals of fitness to professional training programmes, the courses are comprehensive guides to staying fit! They can find exercise regimes that can be easily incorporated into their hectic schedule.

'With the InShape Nutrition course, you will be introduced to vital nutritional facts, allowing you to make wise food choices. Broken down into 3 easy-to-follow modules and a quiz at the end of each topic, you will learn everything from basic information about nutrients, what you can get from food, what your body needs, to the roles of nutrients in optimal health and other health-related issues that will allow you to become a nutrition expert,' Osh adds.

As more and more people focus their efforts on losing weight, getting fit and living a healthier lifestyle, InShape was launched for everyone who wants to breakaway from the cycle of dieting and extreme weight loss programs.

'It is a complete healthy weight management package which offers consumers their specific needs. The products range from physical durable to consumables and digital content.

'Living a smarter, healthier and happier lifestyle is no longer a challenge as managing your weight is made much simpler now. We now have a weight management package for significant, sustainable results.

'We recognised that people were seeking products to help them live better, healthier lives. That's why QNET has rolled out the InShape range to our product offerings, with which we aim to revolutionise healthy living around the globe.

'Taking a holistic approach to health, we are offering health and wellness courses aimed at empowering customers with stepping stones to reach their health goals,' explains Osh.

In-Shape is the first product which will bring this company into the Weight Management Market, showcasing a gel, shake, energy jelly and meal shakes.