On March 15, 2026, police in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India raided an apartment in the Sopan Heights complex on New CG Road for its use as an illegal call center for a CRA scam, where
- The scammers will call Canadian elders under the false personation of bank representatives or officials from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), falsely claiming the victims’ accounts were at risk or under investigation.
- In order to “secure their funds,” the victims will be asked to purchase gift cards and share the redemption codes with the scammers over the phone.
- The scammers will convert the funds into cash or transfer the money further through hawala channels.
Four bhenchods were arrested: Kush, Harsh and Ashu Patel, and Sunil Rawat. A fifth individual, Shivang, is currently on the run after investigators found the money obtained from the scam was transferred to his bank account.
Police have also seized six laptops, five cell phones, several headsets, printed scripts and cash.