India, Nov. 5 -- Forty-three people, including 32 women, were apprehended following a bust of a fake call centre in Janakpuri, west Delhi, which allegedly duped hundreds of victims through fraudulent insurance-related schemes, police said on Thursday.

Police said five among them, including the call centre owner and key office-bearers, were later arrested, while the remaining 38, who were all tele-callers, were not officially arrested but bound down. They allegedly impersonated representatives of insurance companies, contacted policyholders and prospective clients, and duped them with fraudulent benefits and upgrades offers.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Hareshwar V Swami said that, acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the cal...