GORAKHPUR, Jan. 24 -- Six people were arrested after a fake call centre operating from a rented house in the Kareem locality under Chiluvatal Police Station was busted by Gorakhpur Police on Friday. Police seized 28 laptops, 37 headsets, and other digital equipment allegedly used to operate the illegal call centre. Police said the gang had been running a cross-border fraud scheme for the past five months, targeting foreign nationals with fake insurance-related calls and diverting money through digital transactions. Superintendent of police (SP) North Gyanendra Kumar said the arrests came as part of a special cybercrime operation following multiple complaints about suspicious activities at the call centre, which reportedly employed around a dozen young men and women. He said, "This gang may be involved in large-scale international fraud, and more shocking details could emerge as the investigation continues." The SP added that the accused have a history of running fake call centres targeting foreign nationals with fraudulent insurance schemes. One of them had been convicted in a similar Lucknow case about a year ago, raising concerns about the gang's extensive criminal network. Investigators are now examining call data records, financial transactions, and international calling logs to trace the flow of defrauded money, he added. Preliminary questioning revealed that the accused were contacting people in the United States and other countries, posing as health insurance providers and persuading victims to transfer money via digital payment platforms and fake bank accounts. A case has been registered at Chiluvatal Police Station under sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. SP Crime Sudheer Jaiswal identified the arrested people as Abhishek Singh, Harsh Arya, Rupesh Kumar, Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Ashvani Maurya, and Shalini Yadav. HTChtc...