The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force recently made a significant breakthrough by uncovering a fraudulent call center in Noida, operated by a gang led by a woman. Authorities have detained eight individuals linked to this operation, which specialized in defrauding individuals under the guise of offering loan services. Located in a leased office space in Sector 63 of Noida, this call center is accused of scamming over 300 people out of substantial amounts of money.
In their operation, the accused allegedly promised online loans from India Bulls Consumer Finance to unsuspecting victims, using counterfeit documents sent via WhatsApp to convey legitimacy. The operation was dismantled by the STF’s Lucknow unit, directed by Additional Superintendent of Police Vishal Vikram Singh.
The investigative team has confiscated an array of evidence from the site, including five mobile phones, 17 ATM/credit cards, three laptops, two tablets, 13 pre-activated SIM cards, 75 fraudulent documents, and the personal data of over 100,000 individuals. Victims were misled into paying various fees associated with loan processing, under the false pretense that these were necessary for securing loans from India Bulls, including charges for registration, processing, GST, loan insurance, and fabricated ID cards.
The individuals arrested in connection to this scheme include the operation’s leader, Chhaya Singh, and associates Priya Shukla, Aanchal Chaudhary, Sulekha, Ankit Singh, Vijendra Pratap Singh, Archana Prajapati, and Shivani Thakur. The case is currently under investigation, following its report to the local police station in Sector 63, Noida, under various charges related to cheating, forgery, and violations of the Information Technology Act.
