The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted a massive raid involving over 350 personnel in Ahmedabad, targeting numerous illegal call centres in the city.
These call centres were allegedly involved in duping foreign nationals.
The CBI has been actively cracking down on cyber fraud cases and associated call centres. Previous raids were conducted in cities like Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, which led the agency to carry out this operation in Ahmedabad.
These illegal call centres were operating by luring foreign individuals with loan offers or credit card schemes. Subsequently, they would then threaten or deceive these individuals to extort money from them. Numerous complaints have been received regarding these fraudulent activities.
Notably, many of these illegal call centres operated primarily during the night, hence the overnight raid.
There have been several allegations of these call centre operators having connections with government officials or law enforcement, given the substantial income they generate is in foreign currency.