Thane police have busted a fake call centre which allegedly duped US citizens after offering them loans and arrested 16 people in this connection, an official said on Sunday. The 16 people arrested include the call centre owners - Siddesh Sudhir Bhaidkar (33) and Sania Rakesh Jaiswal (26), the official said. "The police have seized various equipment, gadgets and data from the call centre," he said. Offences were registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Information Technology Act and the Indian Telegraph Act, the official said. The accused were on Saturday produced before a local magistrate who remanded them in police custody for seven days, he said.

Source: The Telegraph October 02, 2022 19:56 UTC