Stepping up action against cybercriminals under the guidance of Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal and Special Police Commissioner Omprakash, law enforcement agencies in Jaipur have uncovered a major financial fraud. On Tuesday, October 20, police conducted a sudden raid on a fraudulent technical support call center situated within the Bhankrota police station jurisdiction. During this major operation, authorities detained a total of 10 suspects from the scene, comprising 8 young men and 2 women. This criminal syndicate was targeting foreign nationals and pulling off online scams worth crores of rupees.
Special Police Commissioner Omprakash shared details indicating that initial interrogation revealed the accused used to trick American citizens by claiming their iPhones had technical glitches. The individuals operating inside the call center would connect with people sitting in the United States using X-Lite software and TFN numbers. Victims were kept engaged in prolonged conversations under the pretext of resolving iPhone issues, after which heavy service fees were extorted from them in the name of technical support.
Impersonating Bank Officers to Steal Financial Data
In this elaborate scam, one of the female members of the gang would pose as a bank official and converse with the American customers. Once she successfully won the trust of the clients, she extracted confidential financial information tied to their bank accounts. Immediately afterward, all these sensitive banking details were shared on a Telegram group, where the primary operators of the ring misused the data to siphon money out of foreign bank accounts.
Seizure of Laptops, Mobile Phones, and Equipment
During the raid, police recovered a massive stockpile of technological devices and evidence from the premises. This included 19 smart mobile phones, 12 laptops, and a large quantity of laptop accessories. Acting on precise intelligence provided by the CST NDPS team, the operation was successfully executed, and the Bhankrota police station took custody of all 10 accused persons for further legal proceedings. Police are now conducting a thorough investigation into the masterminds behind this international cyber network, tracing financial transactions and other associated links.
List of 10 Detained Accused Persons
The 10 individuals detained by the police from the fake call center in the Bhankrota police station area are as follows
- Harsh Chauhan: 27 years old, son of Shri Dinesh Chauhan, a resident of village Kheri Sultan, district Jhajjar, Haryana.
- Krishna: 28 years old, son of Shri Dev, a resident of village Nalabari, district Baksa, Assam.
- Aakashi Laba: 30 years old, son of Shri Rajiv Laba, a resident of village Khoplasi, district Darjeeling, West Bengal.
- Khoja: 27 years old, son of Shri Matitashi, a resident of village Pokhmanjari, district Meluri, Nagaland.
- KV: 24 years old, son of Shri Jaiponi, a resident of village Akhiko, district Meluri, Nagaland.
- Nishant: 24 years old, son of Shri Sanjay, a resident of village Farrukhnagar, district Gurugram, Haryana.
- Ravindra Kumar: 31 years old, son of Shri Rajpalsingh, a resident of village Patoda, district Mahendragarh, Haryana.
- Ankit: 24 years old, son of Shri Suresh, a resident of village Kheri Sultan, district Jhajjar, Haryana.
- Diya Guruji: 25 years old, daughter of Shri Surju Guruji, a resident of village Khoplasi, district Darjeeling, West Bengal.
- Lishini: 25 years old, daughter of Shri Adani, a resident of village Mao, district Senapati, Manipur.
