‘Height’ of cyber crime in Lucknow: Third fake call centre busted in 22 days

LUCKNOW Twenty-two days after Lucknow Police’s crime branch busted a fake call centre at Summit Building in Gomti Nagar and less than a week after a similar operation was unearthed from an apartment in Omaxe R2 (Gomti Nagar Extension), the police on Thursday raided Cyber Heights in upscale Vibhuti Khand, exposing yet another alleged sophisticated scam network targeting US citizens. The latest crackdown under Operation Cy-Vajra added to a growing list of high-end properties allegedly being used to run international cyber fraud rackets from the city.

“Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the east zone crime branch, surveillance unit and Vibhuti Khand police raided a fourth-floor office in Cyber Heights around 2.55am on Thursday.