Cyber fraud case: All 119 detained in Lucknow call centre raid now arrested

Lucknow, The 119 people, who were detained after unearthing of a fake international call centre allegedly involved in cyber fraud, have now been arrested, police said on Thursday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Anil Kumar Yadav on Thursday confirmed the arrests.

The raid was carried out Wednesday evening by a joint team of the Cyber Cell and Cyber Police Station of the Lucknow Police Commissionerate at the 11th floor of Summit Building, where the call centre was operating from two offices, Yadav said.


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According to him, the call centre primarily functioned at night and allegedly duped victims through technical frauds and various inducements using the "Dollar App".

During the operation, police seized 100 laptops, 178 mobile phones used for calling, and other digital devices, important documents and electronic evidence, he said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the call centre was operating under the name "Solaris Solution", Yadav said.

Those arrested include two alleged operation managers -- Lalit Khairajani, originally from Ahmedabad and presently residing in Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow, and Vikram Singh Parmar, also from Ahmedabad and currently living in Gomti Nagar Extension -- he said.

The seized electronic devices and documents have been sent for technical and forensic examination to gather evidence related to the cyber fraud network, its victims, calling modules and financial transactions, Yadav said.

He said the role of other members of the organised international cyber fraud syndicate was being investigated based on the interrogation of the arrested accused and analysis of digital evidence.

Further legal proceedings against the arrested accused are underway, while action against other associates, financial beneficiaries and members of the network will be taken after a detailed examination of the recovered data and electronic evidence, Yadav said.

Lucknow Police Commissioner Amrendra Kumar Sengar is also scheduled to address a press conference on the issue later in the day.