Mumbai: Several IPS officers in Maharashtra are under investigation by the CBI in connection with the Igatpuri fake call centre racket, which allegedly duped foreign nationals by posing as Amazon technical support staff.During the interrogation of alleged mastermind Vishal Yadav, now in Yerwada jail, sources said the names of some promoted officers surfaced. They are accused of providing protection to the syndicate in exchange for monthly payments of Rs 50–55 lakh.

According to sources, the names of the officers surfaced during the interrogation of Vishal Yadav, identified as one of the masterminds of the fake call center operation scam and currently lodged in Yerwada jail. Yadav allegedly revealed the investigators that certain promoted IPS officers, elevated from the state cadre provid

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