Status: Not ApprovedHEAD: 24_Ban_RK_call centre cyber crime Byline: Rajiv KalkodCybercrime call centre in city raided, two arrestedTimes News Network-filed by rajivcleared byBengaluru: Sleuths from the Cyber-command unit arrested 2 men on charges of duping victims of money on the pretext of higher returns on their investments. The accused are Kumavat Yogesh Amara Ram from Surat, Gujarat, and Imran Yamin of Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi. They lived in rented accommodation in Jayanagar and II Stage, BTM Layout, respectively. The 2 were arrested on charges of duping a 23-year-old woman, identified as Harshita from RT Nagar, of Rs 14 lakhs in May 2025. A woman caller named Vyshali, claiming to be from an investment firm, called Harshita, and, trusting her, Harshita invested. “Based on the victim’s complaint, we launched an investigation and discovered that suspect Vyshali, using a mobile, called from BTM Layout. Further technical investigations revealed that the mobile number was linked to the Gmail ID of Kumavat Yogesh. It took a few months to collect all these details and move further. During the course of the investigation, we discovered that Imran was associating with Yogesh. They opened a call centre in Jayanagar IX Block. They employed 15 tele-callers, and these callers contacted victims, promising rich returns on their investments. After collecting all the information, we raided the call centre and seized 31 mobile phones, 13 laptops, 16 SIM cards, and other electronic gadgets,” police said, adding that, “So far, we discovered that the accused persons handled more than a dozen mule accounts, wherein the victims deposited their money. The accused persons quickly withdrew the money through different automated teller kiosks in and around Bengaluru,” police said. EOM MSID:: 128754195 413 |
