Overview
- Kolkata Cyber Police busted a call-centre operation and arrested 17 suspects after complaints flagged by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.
- Investigators say the group pulled digital order details to find shoppers and food customers who chose cash on delivery.
- Callers pressured targets to send advance payments through UPI using QR codes or phone numbers.
- Many victims realised the con only when genuine couriers later asked for payment and no goods had been delivered.
- Police seized 43 mobile phones along with fixed wireless handsets, active SIM cards, a laptop, a router and a target database, and they urged COD users to pay only after receiving items.