Archive · 27 May 2025
Pune Police Raid Locations in Call Center Extortion Case
Imagine a fake call center in India pretending to be law enforcement.
They called Americans and said they were in trouble, demanding money to avoid 'digital arrest.'
Police raided the call center and arrested some people.
They are still looking for others, including the main person in charge.
They searched different places in multiple cities to find more evidence.
The call center operators were using threats to trick people into giving them money.
Pune police conducted raids in Navi Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Raids were related to the illegal call center in Kharadi, Pune.
Police recovered pen drives and documents.
Five key operators of the call center were arrested.
Authorities are searching for three additional suspects.
- Who
- Pune crime branch officials; call center operators.
- What
- Raids conducted to gather evidence related to an illegal call center.
- When
- Raids conducted between Sunday and Monday.
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and flats in Kharadi, Pune.
- Why
- To investigate the call center's extortion scheme targeting US citizens.
- Raided Locations
- Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kharadi, Pune
- Recovered Items
- Pen drives and documents
- Arrested
- 5
- Suspects at Large
- 3
- Extortion Method
- Threatening US citizens with digital arrest
- Key Operators Arrested
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