Relatives of 126 youngsters, who were arrested by Phase III police for their involvement in fake call centres last month, protested outside the office of the SSP on Tuesday.
They were demanding the arrest of the main accused and owner of the fake call centre, Jimmy Pahuja. Thecourt will hear the matter on Friday. The raid was conducted following a tip-off from America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation and lasted for 17 hours. It led to the arrest of 126 people from a commercial building in Noida Sector 163 on December 21. Many of those arrested are from Nagaland and Manipur.
Representatives from the Nagaland government and organisations had met police officers in the city. They sought to know why the youths from the North-East were being arrested when the masterminds were walking free.
Officer on special duty in the Planning and Coordination Department of Nagaland Thomas Thailu, and speaker of the Naga Students’ Union (NASU) Himoto P. Aomi, visited Phase III police station and took a copy of the FIR.
The officials claimed the youths were merely following instructions of their bosses and not aware of their intentions.
