UP STF busts another illegal telephone exchange in Noida, one arrested

The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Friday busted an illegal telephone exchange being operated from Noida and arrested one person, officials said.

The illegal telephone exchange was allegedly being used to divert international phone calls to Indian numbers using VOIP-based bypass, causing major revenue loss to the public exchequer and facilitating criminal activities, a senior official told PTI as the police action was underway at the site on Friday afternoon.

“The illegal exchange was set up in the industrial Sector 2 of the city, adjoining Delhi, and one person has been arrested,” the official said.