The CBI said in a statement that initially the agency registered the case in January 2012 under sections 419, 420 read with 511 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 66A (b) & (c) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 against unknown persons.
Central Noida DCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi said that of the 76 arrested, four were directors and 72 were employees working at the fake call centre. The group was involved in email blasting to defraud US citizens.