Two individuals have been nabbed in Bengaluru for defrauding telecommunications division through the use of over 900 cell SIM cards to convert international calls into local calls. They have been apprehended as a part of a joint operation performed by Military Intelligence Southern Command and ATC officers in Bengaluru metropolis.Â
In six areas in the Layout space, a Kerala-based individual was accused of illegally making a phone trade, putting a number of cell SIM cards into digital units, changing international cellphone calls into local calls, defrauding the telecommunication community, and disrupting the nation’s safety.
The duo was recognized as 27-year-old Gautam Bin Viswanathan and 36-year-old Ibrahim Mullatti Bin Mohammed Kutty.Â
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Preliminary investigations have revealed that the detainees used 30 digital units to set up 32 SIM cards in six areas of the BTM structure, utilizing greater than 900 cell SIM cards, unauthorizedly changing International (ISD) cellphone calls into local calls, and conducting safety and different unauthorized actions.
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Meanwhile, ATC officers have registered a case with the Bangalore metropolis cyber crime police station and are persevering with their investigation. Investigations are persevering with to learn how many are nonetheless behind the community. The staff was led by ATP unit officers ACP BR Venugopal and PI Bharat. The police commissioner has introduced a reward of Rs 30,000.