Police have arrested eight individuals, including a woman, for running an illegal call centre from an apartment in Sector 91, accused of duping victims of around Rs 30 crore over the past six months.
Acting on multiple complaints, the Cyber Crime Police Station raided a fifth-floor apartment in Acme Eden Court society early morning. The suspects hail from Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Kolkata.
Police said the fraudsters sent bulk messages claiming recipients were involved in cryptocurrency transactions linked to criminal activities, warning that money would be deducted from their accounts. They also lured victims with incentives such as gift vouchers and token money, tricking them into sharing personal and financial information.
Those arrested include:
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Abhishek Pandey (Mumbai)
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Akshay Kumar (J&K)
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Pradeep Das (Arunachal Pradesh)
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Amit Tewari (West Bengal)
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Mukul Singh (Kangra)
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Shaan Sakeen, Arfique Sadique, and Arpita Sarbabidya (Kolkata)
The suspects, aged 25 to 30, reportedly worked from 9 pm to 2 am and were paid monthly salaries in cash. Police revealed the local handler, yet to be arrested, had gifted an SUV to the main operator.
DSP Rupinderdeep Kaur Sohi told media, “Preliminary investigations indicate a parallel call centre operating from abroad that shared lists of prospective victims. On average, this network duped people of Rs 5 crore per month.”
A case has been registered under the IT Act and Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Cyber Crime Police Station. Further investigations are ongoing.
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