Noida Police have busted two fake call centres and arrested four alleged cyber fraudsters as part of Operation Cy-Vajra, the statewide special drive targeting organised cybercrime. Investigators say one group cheated victims by promising insurance policy maturity benefits and revival of lapsed policies, while the other targeted job seekers with fake airline employment offers demanding registration and processing fees. Police seized laptops, computers, mobile phones, ATM cards, SIM cards and other digital devices during the operation, launched on July 17 based on manual intelligence and electronic surveillance.
A Statewide Database Sweep Leads to Two Addresses
The crackdown originated from analysis of nearly 159 suspicious bank accounts identified at the police station level, work that helped investigators map 19 cyber fraud red zones across Noida suspected of hosting organised criminal activity. Cross-referencing complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal against this mapped data, combined with digital intelligence inputs, ultimately led police to the two illegal call centres now busted.
This database-driven approach mirrors the methodology behind other Cy-Vajra results already seen this month in Gonda and Ghazipur, where similar NCRP and Samanvay cross-referencing exposed mule account networks and fraud call centres well before any single victim complaint alone would have surfaced the pattern.
An Insurance Fraud Racket in Sector 6
In the first case, police arrested Tanuj Kumar Goyal and Pankaj, who allegedly operated a fraudulent call centre from Sector 6, luring victims with offers of low-interest loans, revival of lapsed LIC policies, insurance policy maturity settlements, enhanced insurance claims and credit cards. After gaining victims’ confidence, the accused allegedly collected money under the pretext of processing charges, document verification and other administrative fees.
Police recovered one laptop, four mobile phones, 17 ATM cards and a cheque book from the pair. Preliminary investigation indicates the proceeds of crime were transferred to bank accounts belonging to acquaintances and other individuals, while the suspects allegedly destroyed used phones, SIM cards and digital data after each fraud specifically to eliminate technical evidence. Multiple complaints against the group have reportedly been registered on the NCRP from different states, suggesting the operation’s victims were spread well beyond the Delhi-NCR region.
A Fake Airline Job Racket in Sector 2
In the second case, police uncovered another fake call centre operating from Sector 2 and arrested Mohit Kumar and Aadesh Yadav, who allegedly collected contact details of job seekers before falsely promising recruitment with IndiGo Airlines. Victims allegedly received fake appointment letters and were asked to pay registration, medical examination, uniform, document verification and processing fees, before all communication was abruptly cut off.
Police seized two computers, eight mobile phones, five SIM cards and a pen drive from the premises. During questioning, investigators learned the accused allegedly destroyed the SIM cards used in each fraud and procured fresh connections under different identities before launching new scams, a rotation pattern designed to stay ahead of law enforcement tracing efforts. More than 15 complaints linked to this network have reportedly been received from multiple states. This is far from the first fake job racket Noida police have dismantled; similar operations exploiting the credibility of well-known employers and promising overseas placements have been busted repeatedly across the city’s Sector 63 industrial belt in recent years, underscoring how persistently attractive Noida’s dense office ecosystem remains to fraud operators seeking to blend in among legitimate businesses.
Police have registered separate cases under the Information Technology Act and relevant BNS provisions. Investigators are now examining the suspects’ bank accounts, money trail, digital transactions and call records, while working to determine whether the two groups were connected to a larger interstate cybercrime network.
Prof. Triveni Singh, the former IPS officer and cybercrime specialist, said fraud involving insurance services, banking products and fake job offers has evolved into a highly organised form of cybercrime, with criminals relying on sophisticated social engineering to build trust before extracting money in multiple stages. He advised the public to verify every job offer, insurance-related communication or financial proposal through the concerned organisation’s official website or customer support before making any payment, and urged victims to report suspected fraud immediately through the National Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930 or the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, since prompt reporting significantly improves the chances of freezing fraudulent transactions and tracing the perpetrators.
