The Navi Mumbai police in Thane district have busted a inter-state racket and arrested 24 persons for allegedly cheating scores of people by fraudulently collecting money in the name of a multi-level marketing business, police said today.
Out of the 24, 18 were arrested on April 23 this year, while the remaining were held subsequently, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Navi Mumbai, Tushar Joshi said in a press note issued here today.Most of the arrested persons were held from Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra, while the police suspect that the number of victims, spread in various cities, may run into thousands, the officer said.