Kolkata, Jul 8 (PTI) At least 12 people have been arrested from Tiljala area of Kolkata on the charge of running an illegal call centre, a police officer said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, Kolkata Police's Detective Department raided the call centre which was operational at a flat on the third floor of a building on Chowbaga Road.

"We found 12 people at the illegal call centre during the raid yesterday. We arrested all of them. We seized a laptop, one CPU, three hard disc drives, two WiFi routers, and some documents," the officer said.

A case has been registered against the accused persons under various sections of the IPC.

An investigation has started, the officer added. PTI

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