India, Oct. 29 -- Money laundering investigations have been initiated into two separate cases of allegedly fraudulent call centres in Nashik district, one of which was being run from a rented resort at Igatpuri. The call centres were targeting victims in the US, UK, Canada and other countries through cybercrime that involved impersonation.

The racket was exposed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in August-September, and the agency suspects the involvement of a few public servants, including police and bank officials. The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Mumbai unit has now initiated proceedings to trace the money trail in these two cases.

The CBI registered First Information Reports (FIRs) in August in the case of the call cent...