CBI dismantles 2 fake call centres cheating UK nationals with non-existent insurance policies
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI): The CBI has dismantled two illegal call centres in Nashik which were allegedly cheating UK nationals taking payments for non-existent insurance policies by posing as agents and government officers, officials said Sunday.
The central agency has arrested Ganesh and Shyam Kamankar for their alleged involvement in the operations of the illegal call centre, Swagan Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd, they said.
A case was registered against four private persons, unknown public servants, and others, on allegations that they cheated UK nationals by posing as insurance agents and government authorities, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
Findings from documents collected during the searches show that the call centres had 60 staffers, used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, spoofed phone numbers, and forged documents to trick individuals into disclosing their credit and debit card details, officials said.
The victims were allegedly coerced into making payments for insurance policies that did not exist. The proceeds of the alleged fraud were funnelled through PayPal and traditional banking channels, they said.
"Searches were conducted by CBI at various places in Nashik, Kalyan (Thane), which led to the recovery of incriminating digital evidence, including data od victims, fake insurance policy scripts, eight mobile phones, eight computer systems and servers, and unexplained cash of Rs 5 lakhs," the spokesperson said.
The accused were sent to CBI custody till Monday.
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Delhi court sentences CBI joint director to 3 months' imprisonment in IRS officer assault case
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has sentenced two CBI officers to three months' imprisonment for assaulting and trespassing into the residence of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer during a raid over two decades ago.
Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt was hearing the arguments on the sentence against the convicted retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh, who was serving as a superintendent of police when the raid was conducted in 2000.
Ramneesh is at present a joint director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The court also fined Rs 50,000 each to both the accused.
Both were accused under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief) and 448 (criminal trespass) in a complaint filed by IRS officer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal.
The case pertained to an incident on October 19, 2000, when a CBI team carried out a search and arrest operation at Aggarwal's residence in Paschim Vihar.
Aggarwal alleged that the officials forcibly entered his house in the early hours, assaulted him and violated legal procedures during the arrest.
#WATCH | Delhi | Former IRS officer assault case. | Tis Hazari Court sentenced CBI joint director Ramneesh and Retired ACP Vivek Pandey to 3 months sentence in an assault case filed by former IRS officer Ashok Agarwal. The court has granted them bail to challenge the judgment.… https://t.co/RwAxjMrWDK pic.twitter.com/2FlkG4rDs0
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