The two call centres operated from a building in Ranjit Nagar and were busted in separate raids
Posing as recruiters, they offered attractive job opportunities and demanded registration or processing charges of Rs 3,500, Rs 1,400 and Rs 1,200 under different pretexts. Police said information was received on October 3 about a suspected fake job-placement centre operating from a building near Shadipur Metro Station. Verification revealed that job-seeker data and contact details were being used to approach candidates and offer employment opportunities, police said.
The accused allegedly sourced personal data and contact details of job seekers from online recruitment platforms and used the information for targeted calls, according to police. Police said they were unable to produce corporate authorisation letters, placement agreements or records of candidates genuinely placed in jobs when asked to establish the legitimacy of their recruitment activities. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have busted two fake placement call centres allegedly targeting unemployed job seekers by promising lucrative employment opportunities in exchange for registration and processing fees. Following technical and field verification, investigators found a high volume of calls linked to suspected placement activity originating from the premises. During the search, police recovered computer systems, calling applications and digital material allegedly used to contact job seekers. In a separate operation, police raided another suspected fake placement call centre functioning from the same building based on specific intelligence inputs. Five men were found manning the calling cubicles and were apprehended. Investigators found internet-based VoIP calling software and job-seeker data stored in the computer systems at the premises, police added.
Eleven operatives were apprehended during separate raids at a building in Ranjit Nagar near Shadipur Metro Station, police said on Monday.