PUNJAB POLICE LAUNCH CRACKDOWN AGAINST DISTRIBUTORS/AGENTS SELLING SIM CARDS ON FAKE IDs; 52 FIRs REGISTERED, 17 ARRESTED
OVER 1.8 LAKH SIM CARDS ACTIVATED USING FAKE IDs BLOCKED IN PUNJAB, SAYS DGP GAURAV YADAV
CHANDIGARH: With a purpose to curb the menace of issuing SIM playing cards on pretend identities which have turn into the key menace to safety, Punjab Police have gotten blocked over 1.8 lakh SIM playing cards allegedly activated utilizing pretend identities/cast paperwork, mentioned Director Basic of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Thursday.
Pertinently, Inside Safety wing of Punjab Police in affiliation with Division of Telecom (DoT) has begun an aggressive crackdown towards distributors/brokers indulged in promoting SIM playing cards on pretend identities as majority of cyber-crimes and anti-national acts are being carried out utilizing cellular numbers subscribed on false paperwork or in third events’ names.
DGP Gaurav Yadav mentioned that stern motion can be being initiated towards Level of Gross sales (PoS) distributors/brokers and different individuals concerned in issuing SIM playing cards on pretend IDs. Police groups have arrested 17 such individuals, who had been discovered indulged in sale of SIM playing cards on pretend paperwork, apart from, registering 52 first info experiences (FIRs) beneath sections 420, 465, 467 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) throughout state within the final three days, he added.
Divulging extra particulars, Particular DGP Inside Safety RN Dhoke mentioned that he had taken a number of conferences with DoT and Telecom Service Suppliers, subsequent to that motion got here into being. He mentioned that Inspector Basic of Police (IGP) Counter Intelligence Rakesh Agrawal has been made nodal officer on this regard and drive is on to additional determine the SIM playing cards issued on pretend IDs. He mentioned in a single case as many as 500 SIM playing cards have been issued with identical {photograph} however in numerous names by forging the paperwork.
The particular DGP additionally warned retailers throughout Punjab of stern motion for failing to adjust to the Know Your Buyer (KYC) norms, a lapse that resulted within the activation of hundreds of SIM playing cards fraudulently. “Particular groups of the Counter Intelligence Wing have been coordinating with the district police to zero in on SIM card retailers, who activated totally different cell phone numbers with the identical proof of id,” he mentioned, whereas including that also they are taking on the matter with the Telecom Authorities to blacklist such brokers.
In the meantime, Police are additional investigating the precise person of those SIM playing cards issued on pretend IDs.