Punjab police’s cybercrime wing busts two fake call centres duping people living in US; 155 held

In a significant breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Cyber Crime Division has dismantled two fake call centres operating in Mohali and arrested 155 employees involved in defrauding US residents through fraudulent calls.

Providing details, the state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday said that the first call centre was located at Plot #F88 in Sector 74, SAS Nagar; while the second one was situated at A-One Tower, also in Sector 74, SAS Nagar. Both operations appeared to be orchestrated by kingpins based in Gujarat, he said.