Five arrested for making obscene calls on 100 number

, Sept 30: Police today arrested five persons who allegedly used to make obscene and abusive calls to women

officials deployed in the control room.

Whenever any male staffer attended their calls, they also misbehaved with him, police said. They said the arrested persons were identified as Satveer, Ramesh, Ajay, Sadab and Rahul, all residents of Ghaziabad, and aged between 22 and 35.

Women staffers posted at the control room at the police headquarters had complained of receiving obscene and abusive calls from some unidentified persons, police said. A team of crime branch traced their calls and arrested the five, police said. They told police that they used to make these calls for fun.

PTI