Fake Call Centre Busted In Ludhiana, 27 People Arrested: Police

With 27 people arrested in the case, Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Rakesh Agrawal said the accused had been threatening the victims to impose some penalty on them.

Police on Thursday said they have busted a fake call centre which used to dupe UK-based residents by impersonating government officials of that country. With 27 people arrested in the case, Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Rakesh Agrawal said the accused had also been threatening the victims to impose some penalty on them. Mr Agrawal said investigation into their modus operandi revealed that employees at the call centre used to approach UK citizens through an internet based calling application and at times posed as ''Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, United Kingdom (HMRC) officials''. The CP said these fraud callers used to induce fear in victims by telling them that their identity has been used to carry out tax or insurance frauds in their country and a criminal case would be filed against them.