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Delhi, Jaipur, Bengal: 45 arrested in fake tech support scams
The Story in Brief
Delhi Police on 30 September arrested seven people, including alleged owner Arun and his partner Salim, for operating a fake Apple support call centre named Veptra in Naraina Industrial Area. The accused posed as Apple executives, told US victims their devices had viruses or pornographic content, and tricked them into buying gift cards. Police seized an Audi A3, five laptops, 12 mobile phones and other equipment. A case was registered on 26 September under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act.
Separately, Jaipur Police on 29 September arrested 14 people for impersonating Apple Customer Support and defrauding US citizens. Police recovered 24 mobile phones and 13 laptops from a flat. In West Bengal, Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police on 30 September arrested 24 people for defrauding US citizens of around Rs 30 crore by posing as technical support from Amazon and Apple. Police recovered 53 desktops, four laptops and 24 mobile phones from a call centre in New Town's Eco Space.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Four separate police actions in Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata are reported by four outlets, each covering a distinct raid. Hindustan Times and New Indian Express detail the Delhi operation with identical facts, naming the call centre Veptra and the arrested owner Arun and his partner Salim. Business Today focuses on the Jaipur raid, emphasising the use of fraudulent SMSes with dollar amounts to trick victims, and notes 24 mobile phones and 13 laptops seized. Sambad English covers the Bengal raid, reporting the largest haul: 24 arrests and Rs 30 crore defrauded, with 53 desktops and 24 mobile phones recovered. No outlet questions the police account, all present the official version without critical framing. The coverage is uniform straight reporting across jurisdictions, with no ideological slant. Each outlet reports a different figure: 7 arrested in Delhi, 14 in Jaipur, 24 in Bengal, totalling 45 arrests. The stories do not indicate whether the three operations are connected.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), newindianexpress.com (neutral report), businesstoday.in (neutral report), sambadenglish.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 2 October 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources.
