Lucknow Police Commissionerate busted international cyber fraud call centre, 119 cyber accused arrested for fraud of more than Rs 250 crore
Lucknow. Lucknow Police Commissionerate on Wednesday exposed an organized gang of cyber criminals spread across five states of the country. There was panic when Lucknow Police, after a long investigation, raided the 11th floor of Summit Building.
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The police successfully busted an organized cyber fraud gang operating on an international level and arrested 119 accused. 103 laptops, 177 calling mobile phones, other digital devices, important documents and electronic evidence used in cyber crimes have been recovered from them. The well-planned action of the Joint team of the Lucknow Commissionerate’s Cyber Cell and Cyber Police Station has achieved great success and the search for other accused associated with this network is going on.
The gang’s network extends to more than five states apart from Lucknow. The net worth of this company is more than Rs 500 crore. Call center owner Vineet Sharma used to collect the defrauded amount through hawala through three countries. The police is now busy connecting the links to other partners of the company, operators and the entire international cyber network.
These people used to cheat foreign citizens, especially people of United States of America, in the name of reputed Indian companies and government agencies. The gang used to commit cyber fraud through gift cards, crypto currency and internet based calling platforms. Its operation manager Lalit Khairajani and Vikram Singh Parmar etc. have been arrested.
As part of the special campaign being run against cyber criminals, the team has achieved great success under the direction of Police Commissioner, Commissionerate Lucknow Amarendra Kumar Sengar. Under the supervision of Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime and Headquarters) Aparna Kumar and the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police Crime Anil Kumar Yadav and under the leadership of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Kiran Yadav (IPS), under the joint supervision of Assistant Police Commissioner Cyber and In-charge Cyber Crime Cell, the Cyber Crime Cell and Police Station Cyber Crime Police on July 1 successfully busted an organized international cyber fraud call center operating in the Summit Building located in Vibhutikhand. This action has exposed an organized cyber gang which was committing cyber fraud by targeting foreign nationals, especially the citizens of the United States of America, using technical resources and internet-based calling platforms.
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Gang has defrauded more than Rs 250 crore
Preliminary investigation has revealed that this gang has so far defrauded more than Rs 250 crore by targeting citizens of many countries including America. Cyber cell policemen are interrogating them. Input regarding this network was received about 15 days ago. Based on the input, the joint team of cyber cell and cyber police station started monitoring. The call center was being operated here without any name and board since January 2025.
Pornography or other financial risk hoax
Investigation revealed that the employees working in the call center used to make calls to foreign nationals, especially the elderly. They were lured in the name of help on the pretext of money being debited from their bank accounts, technical problems, pornography or other financial risks. The money was obtained through gift cards, digital coupons and cryptocurrency due to fear of defamation, so that the transactions could be saved from government surveillance.
Operation of call center in the name of solaris solution
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the call center is being operated in the name of solaris solution. Police have detained Ahmedabad residents Lalit Khairajani and Vikram Singh Parmar. Both were working here as operation managers. On the basis of their interrogation, other operators and financial beneficiaries associated with the network are being searched. Most of the employees working in the call center are from the North-Eastern states. He was given special training for about two and a half months to talk to American citizens. Along with a monthly salary of Rs 30 to 40 thousand, the employees were also given a commission of about ten percent on the defrauded amount. For this reason, many employees were earning Rs 1.5 to Rs 2 lakh every month.
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