A Mumbai businessman, who is alleged to have mentored the mastermind of the multi-million dollar Thane call center racket, was arrested on Monday. The 33-year-old, identified as Jagdish Kanani was arrested from suburban Borivali on Sunday night, a senior police officer said. He then set up fake call centres across the country to earn a quick money by extorting money from U.S. victims, the officer said. He is suspected to have helped Sagar Dharmesh Thakkar in shaping and setting up these centres. The Crime Branch (Thane Police) have arrested 70 persons after a raid on seven call centres operating illegally in Mira Road.

Source: The Hindu October 17, 2016 06:59 UTC