How Ahmedabad Call Centre Duped 5,000 With Fake Ayurvedic S*x Medicines and Police Threats
Gujarat CID has busted a cyber fraud syndicate operating from an Ahmedabad call centre that allegedly cheated 5,000 people through fake Ayurvedic s*xual wellness medicine sales and extortion. Seven people have been arrested.
Gujarat CID's Cyber Centre of Excellence has busted a pan-India cyber fraud syndicate operating from a call centre in Ahmedabad that allegedly cheated around 5,000 people of crores of rupees by selling fake Ayurvedic s*xual wellness medicines and later extorting them through threats of fabricated police cases. Seven people, including the alleged mastermind Devendrasinh Rajawat from Uttar Pradesh and a woman, have been arrested.
The racket was unearthed after a raid on a 15-seater call centre in Ahmedabad's Vastral area on July 10. Simultaneous raids in Uttar Pradesh led to further arrests, while investigators believe the network operated across multiple states.
How The Fake Ayurvedic S*x Medicine Scam Worked
According to the Gujarat CID, the accused advertised "100% guaranteed" Ayurvedic treatment and s*xual performance-enhancing medicines on social media platforms. Interested customers were contacted by call centre executives posing as doctors or medical experts and persuaded to place online orders, which were delivered through courier services. Himalayan Medicine Racket Busted: Ghaziabad Police Dismantle Counterfeit Pharma Supply Chain; 50,000 Fake Tablets Seized, Inter-State Network Exposed After Himalaya Wellness Complaint (Watch Video).
After the medicines were delivered, victims allegedly received calls from fraudsters impersonating police officers, doctors and government officials. They falsely claimed the medicines were banned stimulant drugs and cited fake FIRs and police stations near the victims' homes to make the threats appear genuine.
The callers then demanded "settlement" amounts ranging from INR 2,000 to INR 1 lakh to avoid arrest. Police said even customers who refused to accept the parcels were allegedly threatened and forced to transfer money. Kota Mothers' Deaths: Probe Finds Oxytocin Injection Vials Given After C-Sections Contained Water.
Ahmedabad Call Centre Spent INR 30,000 Daily On Ads
Investigators said the syndicate spent nearly INR 30,000 every day on social media advertisements and maintained a database containing details of thousands of potential targets. The probe has also revealed plans to establish another similar call centre in Bidhuna, Uttar Pradesh.
During the searches, police seized 44 mobile phones, 23 CPUs, two laptops, a monitor, three caller-ID telephones, three pen drives, five bank passbooks, a cheque book, QR code records, caller scripts, two cartons of energy-boosting medicines and fake rubber stamps bearing the names of Tanvi Enterprises, Aswani Ayurved, DR Ayurved and Ayurshakti Ayurved.
Over INR 5 Crore In Suspicious Transactions Detected
The financial investigation has identified 14 bank accounts linked to the accused with suspicious transactions exceeding INR 5 crore. Investigators have also found six complaints registered against these bank accounts as the probe into the alleged cyber fraud syndicate continues.
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