India, Jan. 31 -- Noida police have arrested five individuals for operating a fraudulent call centre in Sector 6 that cheated job seekers by offering fake positions in multinational companies, officials said on Saturday.

The police's cyber crime unit raided the operation and detained five men - Durgesh Kumar (32), Sonu Kumar (29), Puneet Singh (29), Aman Sharma (24), and Alok Kumar (25). Upon interrogation, police found that the accused were operating as an organised gang.

Police said they allegedly collected data of applicants through online portals, impersonated officials from the Union government, and charged victims between Rs.2,000 and Rs.25,000 for non existent jobs.

"To gain the trust of victims, the accused showed fake identity...