Lucknow, Sept. 18 -- Barely two and a half months after Lucknow Police busted a fake international call centre operating from the Summit Building and arrested 119 people, another such centre allegedly targeting US citizens has been found operating in the city.

Sixteen people, including four women, were detained after police raided the centre at Ridhya Plaza near Novelty Cinema in the Kapurthala area of Aliganj on Friday morning. Police said the employees allegedly posed as technical and software support executives and used calls with US citizens to obtain their personal and financial details.

DCP (North) Amit Kumar Anand said the centre came to the police notice during morning patrolling after officers received information about suspici...