India, Aug. 2 -- Eighteen people, including two women, were arrested on Friday for allegedly duping United States nationalsby sending a bug on their laptops via email, said police, adding that investigation is going on to assess the number of people duped. The suspects were operating from a rented accommodation in Noida, Sector 65, said police officials.

Police said they received a tip-off that a call center involved in duping US citizens was operating in Noida. "Upon receiving the information, a team was formed, and eighteen people were arrested," said central Noida deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Shakti Mohan Avasthy.

A police officer involved in the investigation said the call center had been operating in the rented accommodatio...