Illegal call centre set up to dupe US citizens busted in Sector 23

An illegal call centre operating in Sector 23 was busted in the early hours of Sunday and three persons were arrested for allegedly duping US citizens over the last six months, the police said.

The suspects were identified as Zarar Haider of Mumbai in Maharashtra, Pratesh Patel of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Nishgar of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The police said they made at least ₹50 lakh, as they were paying workers ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month.

Karan Goel, the assistant commissioner of police, said that Haider was the team leader, while Patel used to handle technical operations and Nishgar used to handle voice and accent training along with process training.