On October 17, 2024, police in Dehradun, India conducted a raid against an illegal call center in a Rajpur commercial complex operated by PCM Worldwide Flights Private Limited for facilitating flight reservations scams against American and Canadian residents. Three individuals were arrested for managing the call center during the operation:
36-year-old Vikas (or “Phillip”) from Haryana
22-year-old Mohammed “John” Monish from Uttar Pradesh
30-year-old Mannu “Rob” Yadav from Utter Pradesh
47 youths who served as representatives for the company were let go after being served notices, and police are actively pursuing the arrest of kingpin Apul Mittal and are investigating how much money was duped from American residents from the past 3 years.