Kolkata, Feb 7 || The Cyber Crime branch of Kolkata Police on Saturday busted an international cybercrime racket targeting American citizens, which was operating from the Maheshtala area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, and arrested eight people in this connection.
A large amount of digital data, incriminating documents and several electronic devices were seized.
According to police sources, five laptops, 12 mobile phones and two routers were seized from the arrested individuals.
Cases have been registered against the accused under various sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The investigation has revealed that the accused had rented a flat in a residential complex in the Shibrampur area of Maheshtala and set up a fake call centre.
They introduced themselves as technical support executives of a leading IT company.
Moreover, they claimed that they also handled the technical operations of several prominent banks in the US.
Behind this fake identity, contact was made with US citizens to collect their personal and financial information.