Archive · 8 Sep 2025
Bhopal Cyber Cops Crack Down on SIM Card Fraud
Imagine bad guys getting SIM cards to commit online scams.
Some people working at stores offering SIM cards are tricking customers.
They take the customer's info, then secretly make a second SIM card to sell to criminals.
The criminals use these SIMs for scams, making it hard to track them.
Police in Bhopal are catching these people.
If someone offers you a free SIM or asks for your fingerprint again, be careful!
Report it to the police so they can stop the bad guys.
Bhopal cyber crime branch is targeting PoS agents.
Agents activate duplicate SIM cards using customer Aadhaar details.
Duplicate SIMs are sold to cybercriminals for scams.
Investigations have revealed agents working with interstate networks.
The drive aims to dismantle the supply chain of fraudulent SIMs.
- Who
- Bhopal cyber crime branch
- What
- Launched a drive against PoS agents selling SIM cards to criminals
- When
- Since December 2024
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To curb fraudulent SIM card usage for cybercrimes
- Target
- Point of Sale (PoS) agents
- Location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Modus Operandi
- Agents activate duplicate SIMs using Aadhaar details
- Victims
- Customers and cybercrime victims
- Actions
- Crackdown and investigations
- Involved States
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh