ED Arrests Fake Call Center Operator Kumar Over Madhapur Fraud Case

The Enforcement Directorate arrested a fake call center operator, identified as Kumar, following searches in Hyderabad in connection with a fraud and money laundering case registered in Madhapur in 2023.

According to ED officials, Kumar set up and ran a fake call center in Hyderabad to target citizens in the United States. His gang threatened numerous individuals in America, extorting and collecting crores of rupees from victims.

The ED's investigation focuses on the financial transactions and foreign fund transfers linked to the illicit operations. Officials found that the money collected through the scam was laundered through international fund transfers.

Following searches conducted in Hyderabad in the morning, ED officials took Kumar into custody as part of their ongoing probe into the Madhapur case.