In a significant operation by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, a fraudulent call center in Noida, managed by a female-led gang, has been dismantled, resulting in the detention of eight individuals. This operation, which was engaged in swindling individuals by falsely offering loan services, was headquartered in a rented office in Noida’s Sector 63 and succeeded in defrauding over 300 victims of millions of rupees.
The scam involved offering fake online loans from India Bulls Consumer Finance to victims, utilizing counterfeit documents distributed through WhatsApp to lend credibility to their scheme. The crackdown was led by the Lucknow division of the STF, under the command of Additional Superintendent of Police Vishal Vikram Singh.
From the premises of the fake call center, authorities seized extensive evidence including five mobile phones, 17 ATM and credit cards, three laptops, two tablets, 13 pre-activated SIM cards, 75 counterfeit documents, and the personal data of over 100,000 individuals. The victims were deceived into paying various fraudulent charges, including registration and processing fees, GST, insurance, and ID card issuance, all purportedly associated with securing loans from India Bulls.
The individuals apprehended in connection with this fraudulent operation are identified as Chhaya Singh, the ringleader, along with Priya Shukla, Aanchal Chaudhary, Sulekha, Ankit Singh, Vijendra Pratap Singh, Archana Prajapati, and Shivani Thakur. The ongoing investigation into this case was initiated after a report was filed at the local police station in Sector 63, Noida, under charges related to cheating, forgery, and breaches of the Information Technology Act.
