8 Arrested In Kolkata For Duping US Citizen Of Rs 1.2 Crore: Cops

The information about the racket was received at the city's Cyber police station through the CBI and Interpol, who were intimated about the crime by Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Kolkata Police on Friday busted a fake call center in the city and arrested eight people for allegedly duping a US citizen of $1,44,000 (about Rs 1.2 crore), a senior official said.

The fake call center was busted in New Alipore area of the city and the eight were arrested from there during a raid, he said.

Several mobile phones, one laptop, two hard discs were seized during the operation, the official said.