Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Nineteen arrested in alleged call centre fraud raid
Police raided a call centre in Salt Lake’s Sector V on Tuesday night.
They arrested 19 people.
Police say the workers pretended to represent well-known companies.
The alleged scheme targeted people living in other countries.
The workers may have tried to trick victims into making payments.
Eight women were given notices to answer questions.
Police took laptops, phones, cash and customer information from the site.
Investigators are trying to find out who organized the operation and where the data came from.
Police arrested 19 people after raiding an alleged illegal call centre in Salt Lake’s Sector V.
Operators allegedly posed as representatives of reputed companies to target foreign nationals.
The raid was conducted by Bidhannagar Cyber Crime police, the Special Operations Group and Electronics Complex police.
Police seized 12 laptops, 23 mobile phones, ₹29,210, foreign customer data and other material.
Eight women at the premises were served notices, while investigators probe the alleged network and data source.
- Who
- Nineteen people were arrested; eight women at the premises received notices for questioning.
- What
- Police raided an alleged illegal call centre suspected of using fraudulent payment schemes against foreign nationals.
- When
- Tuesday night; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Salt Lake’s Sector V.
- Why
- Police allege the operators posed as representatives of reputed companies to defraud people abroad.
- Arrests
- 19 people arrested
- Location
- Salt Lake’s Sector V
- Laptops seized
- 12
- Mobile phones seized
- 23, with SIM cards
- Cash seized
- ₹29,210
- Additional evidence
- Foreign customer data and other incriminating material
- Case status
- A case was registered at Electronics Complex police station