Delhi: Illegal call centre to threaten US citizens and force them to pay in bitcoins busted, 42 held

The Delhi Police has arrested 42 persons from an illegal call centre from West Delhi’s Peeragarhi area. The police have also seized more than ninety digital devices and recovered Rs 4.5 lakhs in cash, ANI reported today.

The accused used to threaten foreign nationals, mostly from the US and other countries, with legal action and forced them to transfer money in the form of Bitcoins.