TN police busts interstate ‘TRAI scam’ in Chandigarh after raid, kingpin remains at large

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu police’s cyber crime wing recently busted a network based in Punjab allegedly operating the ‘TRAI customer executive’ impersonation scam. Two individuals from Chandigarh were arrested for allegedly swindling Rs 1 crore from a victim in the state, according to an official release on Wednesday.

In this case, the victim received a call from a suspect who purported to be a TRAI representative and informed the victim that his phone connection would be suspended and legal action would be taken for involvement in a money laundering case.