Archive · 25 May 2025
Ahmedabad Police Busts VoIP Scam, Fraudulently Targeting Citizens
In Ahmedabad, a group of scammers were caught using fake calls to trick people.
They pretended to be from the government and said they would block people's phones if they didn't do what they said.
They made calls from other countries to make it look like they were local.
The police caught two people who were part of the scam and found servers used to make the calls.
The scammers are connected to other criminal groups overseas and had been doing this since 2021.
Ahmedabad police dismantled a VoIP scam targeting citizens through fake TRAI threats.
Two suspects, Lovekesh Kumar and Anubhav Gupta, were arrested for the cybercrime.
The scammers impersonated TRAI officials and threatened SIM card blocks.
The gang operated since 2021, making fraudulent calls from international locations.
Police seized servers and identified links to international criminal gangs.
- Who
- Lovekesh Kumar and Anubhav Gupta, along with international associates
- What
- A VoIP scam involving fraudulent calls and extortion.
- When
- Since 2021
- Where
- Ahmedabad
- Why
- To address VoIP scam operations and cybercrime.
- Location
- Ahmedabad
- Arrests
- Two
- Operation Start Date
- 2021
- Fraud Type
- Fake TRAI threats and SIM blocking
- Call Origins
- Thailand, Malaysia, Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong