New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Malaysian police have arrested over 400 people in Kuala Lumpur over allegations of running a scam call centre. The arrests were followed by a raid on an office linked to a Singapore-based fintech firm that sponsors Manchester United.

The raid took place on August 26 at the company's five-storey premises. Detainees were taken in police vans to the Travers Police Station in Bangsar, the South China Morning Post reported.

Police chief Fadil Marsus confirmed that investigations were ongoing due to the scale of the arrests. He said a press conference would be held soon.

Photos and videos of the operation have gone viral. It showed suspects lined up and escorted into vans. Officers carried seized items in black plastic ...