Sagar Thakkar, alias 'Shaggy', the mastermind of the Internal Revenue Service call centre scam in which thousands of Americans were defrauded to the tune of $300 million, invested black money in properties in Delhi and Ahmedabad, revealed the Thane Crime Branch. The money trail, which was routed through China, Thailand and Dubai via hawala channels, has been under watch by the Crime Branch officers. The Crime Branch also revealed that Thakkar's sister, Reema, handled the accounts of the illegal company based out of Ahmedabad. Thakkar and his sister would visit the call centre every month in Ahmedabad to distribute cash among the employees to avoid government scrutiny. Abhishek Trimukhe, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thane Crime Branch said, "We have not yet arrested the 15 other people involved in the scam."

Source: dna April 10, 2017 01:30 UTC