Mira Road call centre raids: Accused are 20-somethings, know English, can use computers, say cops

Young working professionals between the ages of 20 and 30 and some minors were detained in the raid a 9 nine call centres at Mira Road, say Thane Police sources. According to a report by The Indian Express, most of them were able to speak English and were computer literate.

Family members of some of the minor accused are actually worried about their future at this point, since most of them were barely out of college.

1.2 million Americans called up, and 6,400 cheated, of a total of Rs 3.6 crore - the largest scam in the history of US' Internal Revenue Services (IRS), as disclosed by Thane Crime Branch. The racket was being run from a call centre in Mira Road, and the mastermind is an Indian-American, pulling the strings from the US. A manhunt has been launched for the mastermind.