Madhya Pradesh police claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in duping people on pretext of providing 'VIP' mobile numbers. The gang duped around 500 people from multiple states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh and have pocketed nearly Rs 3 crore in the last three years.

Three people were arrested while the hunt to nab couple more is still on, a senior police official in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district told the media on Thursday. According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as Shubham Rai (28), Ashok Tripathi (57) and Dilip Kukreja (44).