The Delhi Police has dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating in south Delhi’s Govindpuri and arrested 11 persons, including the alleged kingpins of the racket, the officers said on Friday.
According to police officers, the accused lured victims through social media advertisements and cheated them on the pretext of selling weight-loss products.
The racket came to light following a complaint by a Gurugram resident, who alleged that he had been defrauded of ₹13,200. During the investigation, the police traced the money trail to a mule bank account operated by Pawan Kumar.
On questioning, Kumar told the police that he had shared his bank account details with his employer in exchange for a commission. This led investigators to a firm named ‘Herbitecture Healthcare’, which was allegedly being used as a front for the illegal call centre.
During a raid at the premises on April 8, the police found a fully functional call centre with 31 employees (21 women and 10 men) engaged in tele-calling activities.
