In a major breakthrough, Faridabad police arrested 12 individuals, including 10 women, involved in a credit card fraud operation. The accused were running a fake call center in Delhi’s Janakpuri West area, duping victims by impersonating bank employees.
The scam came to light after a resident from Shyam Colony in Ballabgarh filed a complaint stating that he had received a call from a person claiming to be a bank employee. The fraudster told him that he could increase his credit card limit, requesting the full credit card number and OTP. Shortly after, the victim noticed an amount of Rs49,712 was deducted from his card. When he tried to contact the caller again, the fraudster disconnected the call.
The next day, the victim was scammed out of another Rs33,825 before he decided to file a complaint with the police. Following this, an FIR was registered at the Cyber-crime Police Station in central Faridabad.
The police’s swift investigation led to the uncovering of the fake call center in Janakpuri, Delhi, where they arrested 12 suspects on the spot. The arrested individuals were identified as:
Abdul Wahid
Sakshi Negi
Dipika
Babita
Samra
Priya Mehra
Komal
Jyoti Bharti
Amisa
Sonam Kaur, all residents of Delhi.
Parmeet Kaur and Chanchal, both residents of Bihar.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the mastermind behind the scam, Khushal alias Raunak, is absconding. Khushal, a resident of Purnia, Bihar, had rented a flat in Janakpuri, where the fake call center had been operating since March 2024. He paid the accused salaries and incentives ranging from Rs15,000 to Rs25,000 per month.
The police have taken Abdul Wahid and Chanchal on five days of police remand. The other arrested individuals have been sent into judicial custody.
The police have intensified their efforts to track down Khushal and bring him to justice.
