India, June 7 -- The cyber crime police have arrested five people for allegedly operating a fraudulent call centre from Delhi that targeted credit card users and stealing their financial details, police said on Saturday.

The arrests were made on Friday in connection with a complaint filed at Cyber Crime south police station on March 11. The complainant alleged he was cheated of around Rs.28,000 after clicking on a link sent by a caller claiming to increase his credit card's limit.

Police identified all the accused as residents of Delhi. They have been charged under sections 318 (cheating), 319 (cheating by personification), 336 (forgery), 316 (criminal breach of trust), and 111 (organised crime) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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