Shillong, Aug 29: The state police arrested another three persons from the city for their involvement in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scam.
They have been identified as Christopher Kurbah (23) of Lawsohtun and Manager, SKiren Damai (39) of Digboi Dibrugarh, who employees of SS Net Com Mobiliser and Nicky War of Jaiaw.
While Kurbah and Damai was arrested in connection with the IFA Enterprise Call Centre, War is the owner of M/s Dasanbha Enterprise Call Centre.
SP (City) Vivek Syiem said 85 CPUs and several IRS scripts were recovered and seized during the raid conducted in three floors rented by M/s IFA Enterprise Ltd.
Acting on a tip off that War along with others were also planning to close shop, he said, “War was summoned immediately and after questioning him it was found that the Call Centre would call American Citizens by asking the customer if he/she suffers from any sickness or undergone any surgical operation from a range of health problems.”
He said they would ask the customer if he/she has got hold of an advocate (which no is the obvious answer) and then would claim to be a reputed American firm which would help them in getting ‘potential compensation’ for a fee ranging from $650 only to dupe the persons.
63 Computers , a server , seals and 43 Hard Disks were also seized, he said while informing that a separate case is being taken up at Laitumkhrah PS and War, who was arrested will be produced the following day.
The SP said that a full-fledged investigation is on to reach to its logical conclusion of the case and to nab the rest of the culprits.
Today’s raid was conducted following the arrest of six persons after a fake call centre duping thousands of unsuspecting international clients including citizens from the United States and the UK was busted yesterday.
They have been identified as Rijo Christian Joseph (26) of Ahmadabad Gujarat, Sweety Sutnga (22) of Lower Nongrim Hills, Amit Bhowmick (24) of Tura, Vivek Thapa of Cleve Colony, Naina Gurung (22) of Lower Nongrim Hills, and Pynshan Mawthoh of Madanrting one of the managers of M/s IFA Enterprise.
“They have been arrested and forwarded to the court of the CJM, Shillong today and been given Police remand for 6 days,” Syiem said.
According to him, two separate cases Laitumkhrah Ps C/No.134(8)17 u/s 120(B)/385/419/420/468/34 IPC and Laitumkhrah Ps C/No.135(8)17 u/s 120(B)/385/419/420/468/34 have been registered against them.
In yesterday’s raid, he said 77 Hard Disks which had been removed from CPUs, cash Rs 1 lakh and a huge number of incriminating documents including scripts were seized from the apartment rented by IFA Enterprise at Upper Cleve Colony.
From the apartment rented by Ms/ BPO Zurich at Lower New Colony electronic gadgets used in the scam , cash Rs 1 lakh and several incriminating documents were recovered and seized.