Kingpin ran Mira Road call centre scam with trusted pyramid of friends

Sagar ThakkarAll of 24 years old Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy was young but wise enough to know that it is family and friends that make a rich life After all it was with their help that he raked in crores through the call centre scam that was recently busted at Mira Road73 people have been caught by the police so far including two minorsThakkar managed to tempt his friends to work for the call centre scam by luring them with the high life mdash luxury cars 5star hotels and dreams of earning in crores Instead their life has hit rock bottom ever since the police busted the racket on a week ago Thakkarrsquos own sister Reema is now wanted for her role in handling the accounts of the illegal company based out of AhmedabadAlso Read Kingpin of the Mira Road call centre scam is ShaggyMumbai to AhmedabadThakkar originally hails from Vasai and did his schooling in Mumbai until Std VI when he moved to Ahmedabad where he went on to complete his graduation Investigations have revealed that just a few years ago he used to live in a oneroom flat at Nyandeshwar Apartments Vastrapur However he quickly became a multimillionaire and moved into a more posh residence He then used his highflying life to impress his friends and persuade them to work for himFriends like theseOne of the accused in the case mdash Narayan name changed ndash revealed how he was content with his life in Nalasopara until he got a call from his childhood friend Thakkar about 15 years ago ldquoHe had opened a new service centre and was washing vehicles there until 18 months ago when he received a call from Thakkar asking details about his life Narayan told him that he was earning about Rs 10000 a month Thakkar replied that he had become a billionaire ever since he got a contract with a USbased multi national company Then Thakkar told Narayan to join him in Ahmedabadrdquo said an officer from the investigation teamRead Story Mira Road call centre scam What we know so farNarayan arrived at the Ahmedabad station to find a Mercedes waiting to pick him up after which he was whisked to a fivestar hotel ldquoNarayan said he was overwhelmed by the VIP treatment and started dreaming of richesrdquo added the officer But even though he was staying at a fivestar hotel he could not bear to be apart from his parents for long ldquoHe decided to quit and came back home But Thakkar contacted him again two months ago in August He offered double the salary and said Narayan could operate from Mira Roadrdquo said a copPyramid of trustCops also found that three directors of the company and the floor manager of the call centre were also in the same friends circle Thakkar trusted his friends enough to employ them and they then hired friends of their own Thakkar and his sister would visit every month to distribute cash among the employees ldquoThe chain of employees started expanding after others also started hiring their friends The scam had been operating out of Ahmedabad for two years but the Mira Road centre started some months agordquo said the officer