Over 1,700 cheated through fake call centre in Uttam Nagar, 12 held

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted a fake call center in the national capital that cheated more than 1,700 people on the pretext of providing them loans and arrested 12 people, including the mastermind of the syndicate, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Faisal (32), Mohit Kumar (32), Amir (26), Rohit Verma (27), Vishal (23), Nidhi (22), Megha (22), Anshu (22), Shweta (26), Usha (30) and Archana (34), have duped people of more than Rs 1 Crore since February 2022 and except Faisal, the rest 11 were found at the premises of the call center.