Noida: Fake call centre duping people with bogus insurance offers busted, 13 held
Noida (UP) (PTI): A fake call centre allegedly cheating people by offering bogus insurance policies and false promises of bonuses in exchange for payments was busted in Noida on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of 13 persons, police said.
The modus operandi of the racket allegedly involved callers posing as insurance agents contacting policyholders and potential customers and luring them into transferring money into bank accounts controlled by the accused, an official said.
A joint team of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Gautam Buddh Nagar, and Sector 63 police carried out the operation and busted the fake call centre operating from H-198 in Sector 63, police said.
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During the raid, police recovered two laptops, a modem, a PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing) telecaller device, 31 mobile phones, 721 data sheets and two diaries, they added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Shavvya Goyal said during interrogation, the accused revealed they would contact people claiming to represent insurance companies and persuade them to renew lapsed policies, buy new ones, or claim promised bonuses.
"Although they claimed to work for only two insurance companies, the accused procured data of other companies' policyholders from the market and contacted them using multiple fake phone numbers and bank accounts," Goyal said, adding that the illegal proceeds were later shared among the gang members.
The arrested persons have been identified as Chhatrapal Sharma, Satyam, Sameer, Raj Salauddin, Ishwar Karmali, Suhail, Vivek Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Mohd Asif, Suhail, Rajiv Kumar, Mithilesh and Hariom.
An FIR has been registered under sections 318 (cheating), 319 (cheating by personation), 336 (forgery), 340 (forgery by documents) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under provisions of the Information Technology Act at Sector 63 police station.
Police said Chhatrapal Sharma (32), a resident of Greater Noida West and CEO of Grow UP Management Solution OPC Pvt Ltd, has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him.
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
