CBI Cracks Down on Major Gurugram Call Centre Scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested 43 individuals involved in a cyber scam in Gurugram. The suspects operated a call centre that duped foreigners by offering fake technical solutions. The CBI is collaborating with international agencies to trace the victims and financial flow of the scam.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken swift action, arresting 43 suspected cyber criminals, as it dismantled a fraudulent call centre in Gurugram. The centre was involved in duping foreigners by pretending to offer technical fixes for their computer issues, officials announced on Friday.

The sting operation targeted Innocent Technology (OPC) Pvt Ltd, operating out of DLF Cyber City, Gurugram. Investigators discovered that the call centre employed multiple agents actively engaged in calls aimed at cheating international victims.

'Searches were conducted at seven locations across Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida,' a CBI spokesperson said. 'It was revealed that these transnational cyber-enabled financial crimes were being coordinated primarily from a call centre in Gurugram. So far, 43 accused have been apprehended.' The agency is now working closely with the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies through INTERPOL for follow-up investigations.

The victims were tricked into downloading malicious software that locked their computers. They were then coerced into making payments to restore their systems. The illicit funds were funneled through multiple countries to Hong Kong, according to the CBI.