Dwaipayan.Ghosh
Police officials confirmed that scrutiny of telecom retailers, PoS agents, and distributor networks across the city was ongoing to identify all syndicate members and prevent further unauthorised activities.
“During further investigation, five SIM collection agents were also arrested, taking the total number of arrests to eight,” said a senior officer. Kolkata: Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police arrested three Point of Sale (POS) agents associated with two separate private telecom operators for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent issuance of SIM cards. Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police is continuing the investigation to trace the wider network, establish the complete modus operandi and take legal action against all persons involved.
Investigation revealed that SIM cards were allegedly issued without following prescribed verification procedures and were subsequently misused in cyber scams and other cyber-related offence.