Chandigarh: The Chandigarh cybercrime police have arrested the alleged mastermind behind a fake call centre that impersonated bank officials to cheat credit card users, taking the total arrests in the case to five.The accused, Ajay Singh alias Ajay Singh Mann (43), a resident of Burari in Delhi, was arrested following a months-long investigation into a cyber fraud case in which a Sector 45 resident was allegedly duped of Rs 1.73 lakh.The case was registered on Dec 26, 2025, after the victim complained that he had received a call from a woman claiming to be an American Express executive. She allegedly offered to enhance the credit limit of his SBI credit card and later sent a fake Google form and a fraudulent link via WhatsApp. Police said unauthorised transactions worth nearly Rs 1.73 lakh were carried out after the victim clicked on the link.During the probe, cyber police traced a fake call centre operating from a rented house in Delhi and arrested three women from the premises on Jan 7 this year. Another accused, Sushil Kaushik of Haridwar, was arrested on Jan 22. Investigators said he arranged fake bank accounts and SIM cards and helped route the defrauded money through multiple accounts.Police said further investigation led them to Ajay Singh, who allegedly played a key role in running the operation. During preliminary questioning, he reportedly admitted to procuring customer data, arranging fake bank accounts and SIM cards, and supplying digital devices used in the fraud.Ajay Singh has been remanded to two days of police custody. Police believe his interrogation could help identify other members of the syndicate and uncover additional cyber fraud cases linked to the network.
