Noida Police have busted a fake call centre operating out of Sector 6 and arrested five accused for defrauding people through bogus real estate investments and insurance policies. The gang is believed to have cheated around 500 victims across multiple states.
The accused, identified as Anuj, Rakesh Kumar, Manish Mandal, Shubham Saxena, and Shahzad Ahmad, were running the operation for several months. Anuj, a resident of Bhangel, has been identified as the mastermind behind the scam.
During the raid, authorities seized one laptop, 16 mobile phones, a printer, and 45 call data sheets containing details of both potential and existing victims. Investigation revealed four bank accounts linked to the accused, holding approximately Rs 80 lakh, which have now been frozen.
Police said the gang’s modus operandi involved calling victims while posing as representatives of insurance companies, banks, or investment advisory firms. They promised quick maturity of insurance policies, refunds of lapsed policy amounts, and assured returns on real estate investments. Victims were persuaded to invest between Rs 5,000 and Rs 1 lakh using forged documents and fake schemes to gain trust.
Additional DCP (Noida) Shavya Goyal noted that intelligence inputs led to the raid. The scam network appears nationwide, with multiple complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). Victims from other states were deliberately targeted, making it harder for them to pursue complaints in Noida.
Police are now questioning the landlord of the rented premises and tracing the source of insurance-related data used by the gang, as well as investigating other potential associates.
