This story is from January 15, 2021

Ghaziabad: Fake call centre busted, 3 arrested

Ghaziabad police busted a fake call centre and arrested three people, including a brother-sister duo for allegedly duping people on the pretext of providing jobs. Police said that the accused have been identified as Nikhil and Priyanka, both residents of Bulandshahr and the third person is Anup, a native of Deoria.
Ghaziabad: Fake call centre busted, 3 arrested
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GHAZIABAD: Ghaziabad police busted a fake call centre and arrested three people, including a brother-sister duo for allegedly duping people on the pretext of providing jobs. Police said that the accused have been identified as Nikhil and Priyanka, both residents of Bulandshahr and the third person is Anup, a native of Deoria.
“Nikhil and Priyanka owned the call centre and Anup used to assist them.
Anup has the experience of working in the call centre,” police said.
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On Wednesday evening, police received information that some people are running a call centre and running a job racket. When police raided the place, they found 13 employees along with Nikhil, Priyanka and Anup. Police found no role of the 13 people as they were unaware about the fraudulent practice.
Abhay Kumar Mishra, circle officer first, Ghaziabad told TOI that the accused were running the racket since 2017 from a call centre in Vaishali. “They used to collect data online and target those youths who completed their graduation from a reputed college. They have victimized people from Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and some states in the south,” he said.
“First, the accused used to call a victim and asked them about their educational qualification. Accordingly, they used to provide employment opportunities in banks, airlines and hospitals. Once the accused gained the victim's trust they then started demanding money for paperwork, interview calls and joining letters. On an average, they used to take around Rs 3-5 lakh from a victim and after that they switched off their phones,” Mishra added.
During interrogation, the accused told police that so far they have duped over 700 people. Police have recovered 20 mobile phones, two fake Aadhar cards, 225 bio data of youths, 13 data sheets and Rs 40,000 in cash.
The three have been booked under IPC sections of 420 (punishment for cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record) of the IPC.
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