The officer said that Mr Kanani was the brain behind the fake call centres across the country including the one at Mira Road which was raided by Thane Police earlier this month. He is suspected to have helped Mr Thakkar in shaping and setting up his ventures.
“Now that we have arrested him, we will get to know the whereabouts of Mr Thakkar and others, whom he also mentored,” the police officer added.
Crime Branch (Thane Police) have so far arrested 70 persons after it raided seven call centres operating illegally in Mira Road in Thane.
Another 630 people were booked under IPC sections 384 (extortion), 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating) and under relevant sections of IT Act and Indian Telegraph Act.
The callers used to make calls to people in the US and speak to them in American accent by posing as officials of US Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently, police teams also raided and shut down five call centres in Ahmedabad which were a part of the racket.
