Giving details of the letter written by the sacked employee Karan Bahree, said to be involved in the scam, the company said Bahree was paid $5000 for a "presentation to an UK person called Oliver" which was arranged by a Fayaz Rizvi who was already working with Oliver.
"I was introduced to a person called Fayaz Rizvi by an acquaintance called Sameer. Sameer was an acquaintance whom I knew for the past six months. Fayaz told me of a part time proposal which I could do in my free time. Since I am good at English communication and writing skills, he wanted me to give a presentation to a UK person", the letter said.
"The UK person was Oliver. Fayaz wanted me to give a presentation about the call centre operation in India and he taught me how to present the information and what I should tell Oliver, Bahree said.
"He told me to do it and collect the payment. Fayaz and Sameer informed me that since Fayaz was already working with Oliver, I have to present myself as a representative of the person arranging the information to get money from Oliver", it said.
Call centres see politics in sting
"I was told to ask him 3 pounds for each information and the total sum which he paid was $5000 (Rs 2.15 lakh). We had three meetings and I made the presentation. I gave him the CD provided to me by Sameer and Oliver asked me to get different other details like medical, cards, which Fayaz and Sameer did not believe", the letter said.
"When the meetings and payments were over, Oliver offered me a role of a consultant for his new call centre in Gurgaon. And he asked me to give him my resume which I gave on June 19, 2005. I was hired only to give a presentation and I have nothing to do with this incident," the letter further added.
Masih said the pattern of events had to be looked into as Fayaz who hired Karan was working for Oliver. One person was involved in the receipt and delivery of the CD. There was definite link between Fayaz, Oliver and Karan Bahree, he added.
Infinity e-Search also questioned the authenticity of the sting operation and sought to gain the support of the industry saying this could be an attempt to discredit the booming Indian IT and BPO sector.
The company also threatened to sue the British journalist who conducted the operation for the daily The Sun in case there was some 'damage' to the company because of the scam.
"The purpose of the sting operation could be to discredit the booming Indian IT and BPO sector. I am questioning the authenticity of the sting operation. The likelihood of a multimillion dollar contract coming to Indian BPO sector and thereafter the sting operation may be a motivated attempt to discredit the Indian IT and BPO sector. This is our definitely prima facie opinion," Masih said.
Replying to a query if the company planned to take any action against the UK tabloid The Sun in view of doubting the authenticity of the operation, he said "If any actual damage occurs to our company due to the whole controversy, we will definitely look into the matter to ascertain who is prima facie responsible for it, may be the person who carried the sting operation or any other company or agency, we will not mind taking legal action. But it too early to say", he said.
