India, Nov. 2 -- Five individuals, including three women, were arrested for allegedly running a fake call centre in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur, and duping over 100 job seekers of over Rs.15 lakh in the last two months.

The five were identified as Tariq Khan, who masterminded the racket, Kapil and his wife Tannu, Adiba and Shahana alias Zoya - all aged between 25 and 35.

"The gang, which had employed tele-callers, would scam job-seekers by falsely promising them employment at multinational companies. The suspects would conduct fake interviews to gain trust of the victims and extort money from them," said deputy commissioner of police (South) Ankit Chauhan.

DCP Chauhan said the racket came to light following an investigation into a c...