Delhi: 2 fake job-placement call centres busted, 11 arrested

New Delhi: Two fake placement call centres allegedly targeting unemployed job seekers by offering lucrative employment opportunities in return for registration and processing fees have been busted near Shadipur Metro Station in central Delhi, with 11 operatives apprehended, police said on Monday.

The two call centres operated from a building in Ranjit Nagar and were busted in separate raids, they said. The accused allegedly obtained personal data and contact details of job seekers from online recruitment platforms and used them for targeted calling.

Posing as recruiters, they offered attractive job opportunities and demanded registration or processing fees of Rs 3,500, Rs 1,400 and Rs 1,200 under different pretexts, police said.