NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a key accused in a sophisticated call centre racket that defrauded US nationals of $15 million between November 2022 and April 2024, the agency said on Wednesday. The illegal call centres operated from Noida and Gurugram, and the accused, charged with money-laundering, has been identified as Chandra Prakash Gupta. ED seized assets worth over `100 crore, including jewellery, vehicles, and luxury watches, with key accused still absconding,” the agency said. Gupta had been absconding since July 2024, leading to the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against him. Further investigation led ED to conduct searches on December 19 and 20 at 10 locations across the NCR, linked to the masterminds and associates of the scam.

Source: Indian Express December 25, 2025 10:29 UTC