Fake call centre busted in Mumbai; police arrest 12, seize 28 laptops and 40 mobile phones

MUMBAI: The crime branch of the Mumbai police has busted a fake call centre from where a gang duped people from Canada and across India on the pretext of offering cheap tour and travel packages, an official said on Saturday.

The police have arrested 12 people and seized 28 laptops and 40 mobile phones from the bogus call centre that was operating from a commercial building at Marol in the western suburb of Andheri, the official said.

The police are yet to ascertain the number of victims in the case and the money they lost to the gang, the official said.