Delhi Police have busted two suspected fake job-placement call centres operating from Ranjit Nagar near Shadipur Metro Station, detaining 11 people in connection with the alleged fraud. The joint operation was conducted by teams from the Special Staff, Cyber unit and Ranjit Nagar police in the Central district.
According to police, the two syndicates allegedly obtained personal details of job seekers from online recruitment and job-search platforms. The suspects then contacted selected individuals while posing as recruiters and offered them attractive employment opportunities. After establishing contact and gaining their confidence, the callers allegedly demanded registration or processing fees ranging from Rs 1,200 to Rs 3,500 on various pretexts.
Police said the suspects maintained communication with victims for several days, assuring them that their recruitment process was progressing and that further formalities would follow. Once the payments were made, however, the callers allegedly stopped responding. Investigators said the operations appeared to have been structured to target job seekers using their personal and professional information.
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The first suspected call centre was located in the Lal Ratan building, where police detained six people, including four women and two men. During a separate operation at another suspected centre in the same building, five men were detained. Police identified the first group as Arpit, 38, Ashok, 36, and four women aged between 27 and 29, while the second group included Asim, 32, Sandeep, 29, Gaurav Malik, 34, Gyan Singh, 32, and Rohit, 34.
During searches of the premises, investigators allegedly recovered job-seeker databases, active calling applications and communication records. Operators at the second centre were reportedly using Xlite, an internet-based VoIP application, to contact prospective candidates. Police said the suspects were unable to provide corporate authorisation letters, placement agreements or records demonstrating that candidates had actually been placed in jobs.
A total of 13 computer systems and five mobile phones, along with calling software, job-seeker data and digital and financial evidence, have been seized. Police said some of the data was allegedly sourced from online recruitment platforms, including Shine.com. A case has been registered at Ranjit Nagar police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while further investigation is underway to identify the alleged masterminds, trace the source of the data, follow the financial transactions and locate others linked to the suspected network. Authorities have also urged job seekers to verify employers independently and avoid making payments in exchange for promised employment.
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