Panchkula, June 3 -- In a major crackdown on cybercrime, Panchkula Police have busted an alleged fake international call centre operating from Sector 2 and arrested 21 persons accused of impersonating Amazon customer support executives to target citizens in the United States.
Four alleged masterminds of the operation have been remanded to seven days of police custody for further interrogation.
The raid was conducted late Sunday night by teams from the Cyber Crime Police Station, the State Cyber Crime Unit and various crime investigation units following specific intelligence inputs. The alleged call centre was being operated from the first floor of a building in Sector 2, Panchkula.
According to police, the accused used internet-based cal...