By IANS,
New Delhi : Acting on information received by the British High Commission here regarding online fraud, two people were arrested for running an illegal call-centre here and cheating British citizens by luring them to obtain unsecured loans from India, police said Wednesday.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested Saurabh Gupta and Yashin Nagpal Oct 7 and was granted custody by a Delhi court till Oct 10.
“This gang used to cheat British citizens by luring them for obtaining unsecured loans etc and inducing them to transfer a particular amount through internet transfer in India as a processing fee to provide unsecured loan,” police said.
By using this unique method of cheating, this gang was illegally procuring huge amounts of foreign money to India. Using the call-centre, the gang was generating huge amounts of unaccounted funds.
The accused were produced in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi Wednesday and were remanded to 14-days judicial custody.
According to police, a request was received from British High Commission last month regarding online fraud being conducted from India.
Acting on the information, the police arrested the accused followed by a raid conducted in a community centre at Pitampura, west Delhi.