Fake call centre offering loans at low interest busted by Chennai cops, three arrested

CHENNAI: Beware if you get a call promising a loan with a low interest rate!

Sleuths of the bank fraud division of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested three men who ran a fake call centre that swindled people.

The three kingpins have been identified as R Thiyagarajan, 38, of Salem and his associates V Gopinath, 28, of Saidapet and R Manibala, 22, of Villupuram. Police said Thiyagarajan is associated with Selva alias Selva Kumar who was arrested in March this year in a similar case.

Based on a tip-off, the police team raided two call centres situated at L B Road in Adyar and Perungudi.