Hyderabad, Nov. 29 -- Nine people were arrested by the Balanagar special operations team and cybercrime unit of Cyberabad police on Saturday, November 29, for allegedly operating a fake call centre and duping Australian citizens out of Rs 8-10 crore.

According to a press release, the main accused have been identified as cousins Praveen and Prakash, who hail from Khammam district.

The two established a fake call centre called Ridge IT Solutions in 2024 at Ayyappa Society, Madhapur and also brought 7 people from Kolkata to make fraudulent calls.

Two others, identified as Ganesh and Keshav, also from Khammam, were hired to oversee daily operations and manage accommodation of the Kolkata employees.

Modus Operandi

During the investigation...