The Faridabad police on Monday said that they arrested five members of a gang which had allegedly conned 335 people across several states on the pretext of offering them lucrative jobs with a private airline. A computer, a laptop, two mobile phones, a cheque book and Rs 3.97 lakh in cash were recovered from their possession, the police added.
The accused have been identified as Mutib Ahmed, Mohammad Fayyaz, Lalit, Mohamad Faeem and Shahbaz Ahmed. The police said Mutib, Fayyaz and Lalit are from Delhi while Faeem and Shahbaz are from Uttar Pradesh (UP). They were held from different locations UP in and Delhi-NCR.
Faridabad police spokesperson Sube Singh said that the accused used to run a fake call centre at Shahdara in Delhi.