Bengal: Call centre racket busted, 6 ‘cheat many with loan bait’, arrested

Six people were arrested from Barrackpore area in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday for allegedly running a fraudulent loan scheme through call centres operated from various parts of the state.

According to police, the accused would trap people on the pretext of loans and charging processing fees in return. Manoj Sahani, Rajdeep Dey, Rishab Choudhary, Kaushik Halder, Manoj Kumar Shah and Rajesh Pandey were arrested during a raid at Pincol area under the Noapara police station limits.

“Initial investigation has revealed that the racket was extended up to Dum Dum police station area and other parts of West Bengal. It (the extent of the racket) is being investigated and victims identified,” said a senior police officer.