Dindigul police on Saturday arrested three more people in connection with the FQL multi-crore cryptocurrency Ponzi scam. The arrests bring to 10 the number of suspects named in a case registered by the district crime branch, which includes the latest detainees identified as Ramesh, his wife Anitha, and Vijay.

Police said they have received nearly 25,000 petitions related to the scam since Friday, and the number of complaints increased severalfold on Saturday. Three special camps were organised by the Madurai rural police to collect complaints. The petitions will be forwarded to the district headquarters and then to the Economic Offences Wing in Madurai once the case is transferred to the special unit.

One investor, R Sakthivel from Melur, said he initially invested Rs 50,000 and later invested around Rs 1 lakh after agents insisted that investing in V G Investment would yield more profit. He said he was cheated.