3 days ago
Sion police bust illegal call centre in Delhi, nab 1
Mumbai: Sion police have busted an illegal call centre operating out of Delhi and arrested its proprietor. They also issued notices to seven accomplices for impersonating bankers and, under the pretext of updating the KYC of credit/debit cards, duping people across India.
Police uncovered the racket following a complaint from a Sion businessman who was defrauded of over Rs 4.5 lakh.
In May, the complainant received a call from an unknown person who identified himself as a representative of a private bank. Under the pretext of updating his KYC, during the 50-minute call, the fraudster used social engineering tactics and digital tools to siphon off over Rs 4.5 lakh from his credit card. The victim lodged a complaint with Sion police who traced the SIM card to Krishna Bhatia (22) and his relative Hardik Bhatia in Faridabad, Haryana.
Police learnt that multiple SIM cards in their names were handed over to Prince Kumar, who then passed them to Ayush Sharma in Shahjahanpur, UP. Eventually, the SIMs were delivered to the alleged mastermind, Manjit Kumar (29), who ran the illegal call centre at Uttamnagar in Delhi.
Sion police, with the help of their Delhi counterparts, raided the call centre and arrested Kumar. He was brought to the city and produced before the Kurla court. — S Ahmed Ali
