Raids on ‘mini BPOs’ lead cops to Jamtara gang, 16 held

Kolkata: The city police busted a ‘Jamtara gang’ on Wednesday and arrested 16 cyber frauds from Jharkhand, who had set up their base in Kolkata as recently as during the second wave of the pandemic. The gang, which called up random numbers and tricked the callers into parting with their bank details and passwords, utilized dormant bank accounts to carry out fraudulent transactions and stole money from ATMs, had set up their “mini BPOs” at rented flats in Kestopur, New Town, Kasba and Bansdroni. They were fluent in Bengali and English, police said.

During the raid, 188 stolen debit cards, 78 mobiles and six laptops were seized. “Of late, the activities of Jamtara gangs were observed on the outskirts of Kolkata.