Archive · 29 Jul 2026
ED Arrests Fake Call Centre Operator
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Vikas Kumar Nimar, also known as Misty, for running fake call centres in Hyderabad and other cities.
These call centres tricked American citizens by pretending to be government or private company officials.
They scared the victims with fake problems like computer viruses or bank issues and made them send money through gift cards or digital payments.
The money was then turned into cryptocurrency to hide the illegal transactions.
The ED found large amounts of cash and suspicious bank transactions linked to a company called VC Solutions.
Nimar admitted the money came from the call centres but claimed it was from his grocery and other businesses.
The ED is still investigating the role of other people involved and how the money was moved.
The ED arrested Vikas Kumar Nimar for operating fake call centres targeting US citizens.
Call centres were located in Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh.
Victims were tricked into sending money through gift cards and digital payments.
Proceeds were converted into cryptocurrency and later into Indian currency through exchanges and hawala operations.
Nimar declared the illegal income as earnings from grocery and other businesses.
- Who
- Vikas Kumar Nimar alias Misty
- What
- Arrested for operating fake call centres to defraud US citizens
- When
- Case registered in 2023
- Where
- Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and other cities in India
- Why
- To defraud US citizens by posing as government and private company officials
Law Enforcement
Accused
Nature of Operations
Law Enforcement
The ED views the operations as illegal and fraudulent, targeting US citizens under false pretenses.
Accused
Nimar allegedly operated call centres to defraud US citizens by posing as government and private company officials.
Use of Cryptocurrency
Law Enforcement
The ED sees the conversion of proceeds into cryptocurrency as a method to conceal illegal transactions.
Accused
Nimar allegedly converted the proceeds into cryptocurrency to conceal the transactions and later converted them into Indian currency.
Income Declaration
Law Enforcement
The ED found discrepancies in the income declaration, indicating the money came from illegal activities.
Accused
Nimar admitted the money came from call centre operations but declared it as income from grocery and other businesses.
- Arrested Person
- Vikas Kumar Nimar alias Misty
- Locations Searched
- Hyderabad and Bengaluru
- Case Registration Year
- 2023
- Victims Targeted
- American citizens
- Method of Fraud
- Posing as government and private company officials
- Proceeds Conversion
- Cryptocurrency and Indian currency through exchanges and hawala operations
- Company Involved
- VC Solutions
- Income Declaration
- Declared as income from grocery and other businesses