Delhi Police busts fraudulent call centre in Govindpuri; 11 accused including kingpins arrested

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown under its ongoing anti-cybercrime initiative 'Cyhawk 4.0,' the Delhi Police South District on Friday dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from Govindpuri and arrested 11 accused people, including the masterminds behind the operation.

The accused have been identified as Sandeep Chaudhary, Ashwini Kumar alias Tushar, Neeraj Gupta, Abhay Kumar, Aman Bhagat, Aryan Nath, Siddharth Chauhan, Ankit Gupta, Dhruv, Akash Gupta, and Pawan Kumar. Additionally, one female partner, Ritu Kumari, and around 20 female employees have been identified and served notices to join the investigation.

The case came to light during scrutiny of complaints on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), where a fraud of Rs 13,200 reported by a resident of Gurugram, Haryana, was analysed. Investigators traced the transaction to a mule bank account used to receive money from multiple cyber frauds across the country. The account holder, Pawan Kumar, was apprehended and revealed that he had shared his bank account and ATM details with his employer in exchange for commission. This disclosure led police to a fraudulent firm named Herbitecture Healthcare.

Considering the seriousness of the offence, a special team from Police Station Saket was formed under the leadership of Inspector Nagender Nagar, with supervision from SHO Inspector Dinesh Kumar and ACP Hauz Khas Rituraj. The team also included SI Ajay Kumar, SI Karan, ASI Ashok, ASI Prem Raj, HC Rajender, Constable Vipin, and Lady Constable Monika.