Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Bust Two Fake Job Centres; 11 Operatives Apprehended
Police in Delhi raided two offices they suspect were pretending to help people find jobs.
Both offices were in the same building near Shadipur Metro Station.
Police said the callers used information about people looking for work to contact them.
The callers allegedly offered attractive jobs and asked candidates to pay fees.
Police said the callers sometimes kept reassuring candidates after taking money, but the promised jobs were not provided.
Eleven people were apprehended in the two raids.
Officers seized computers, phones and other digital records.
Police are investigating where the job-seeker information came from and who may have organised the operations.
Delhi Police apprehended 11 people in raids on two suspected fake job-placement call centres.
Both centres operated from Lal Ratan Building near Shadipur Metro Station in Ranjit Nagar.
Police said the callers used personal data from online recruitment platforms to target job seekers.
Callers allegedly offered employment and demanded registration or processing fees of Rs 1,200, Rs 1,400 or Rs 3,500.
Police seized 13 computer systems, five mobile phones and digital records; further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Delhi Police apprehended 11 operatives from two suspected fake job-placement call centres.
- What
- Police raided the centres and seized computers, phones and other digital evidence.
- When
- The first raid took place on October 3; the date of the second raid was not specified.
- Where
- Lal Ratan Building near Shadipur Metro Station in Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi.
- Why
- Police suspected the centres of using job-seeker data to offer jobs and demand registration or processing fees.
- People apprehended
- 11 total: six in the first raid and five in the second.
- Location
- Lal Ratan Building near Shadipur Metro Station, Ranjit Nagar.
- First raid
- Conducted on October 3 after police received information about a suspected centre.
- Alleged fees
- Rs 3,500, Rs 1,400 and Rs 1,200 under different packages.
- Items seized
- 13 computer systems, five mobile phones, calling applications, job-seeker data and digital records.
- Software found
- Xlite VoIP calling software was found on computers at the second centre.
- Legal case
- A case under Sections 319(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered in the Ranjit Nagar Police Station investigation.
