Prateek Tanmay
3 min readPuneJun 12, 2026 09:35 AM IST
Twelve people have been booked after the Pune police busted two alleged “call centres” which allegedly cheated people through online gaming, where investigators claim customers were duped into transferring money through a network of bank accounts opened using forged Aadhaar and PAN documents.
The police said five minors were also found working at the premises and an illegal pistol with six live cartridges was recovered during the raids at the “call centres” of J K India Private Solutions Limited on the fourth floor of Amanora Chambers in Amanora Mall in Hadapsar and the third floor of Bhakti Commercial Complex in Fursungi around 4 pm Wednesday. The raids went on till the early hours of Thursday.
A First Information Report (FIR) in this case was lodged at the Hadapsar police station on Thursday.
The police said people playing games on the company’s website were allegedly duped into transferring money into various bank accounts.
As stated in the FIR, the accused, Santosh Datta Venjanekar, 47, a resident of Park Infinia in Fursungi, allegedly forged the PAN and Aadhaar cards of the employees of the “call centres” to procure SIM cards and open bank accounts used to cheat people through online gaming. He also allegedly procured a pistol and six live cartridges without a gun licence, the FIR stated.
According to the police, Venjanekar allegedly employed minor children and made them work illegally at the call centres.
They said they have also seized electronic devices such as computer hard disks, auto-dialler machines, pen drives, laptops, CCTV DVRs, SIM box setups, various documents, bank passbooks, cheque books, and gold and silver ornaments.
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The 12 people have been booked under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 318 (4), 316 (2), 338, 61 (2), 45, and 3 (5), the Information Technology Act, the Regulation of Online Gaming Act, the Indian Arms Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act.
Further investigation is on, the police said.
