‘Operation Ghost SIM’: 7 held for providing mobile connections to cybercriminals, including Pakistanis

May 19, 2025 09:09 PM IST Police said ‘Operation Ghost SIM’ was launched based on info provided by military intel about a racket operating with bases in Assam, Rajasthan, Telangana. Seven people were arrested as the Assam Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an inter-state racket that provided mobile phone connections to cybercriminals, including Pakistanis, for opening WhatsApp accounts to dupe people. The racket provided criminals in Pakistan with WhatsApp accounts having Indian numbers, police said(Pixabay/Representative) Addressing a press conference, DGP Harmeet Singh said ‘Operation Ghost SIM’ was launched based on information provided by military intelligence about a racket operating with bases in Assam, Rajasthan and Telangana. “The Gajraj Corps’ military intelligence wing had got the primary input about this fake SIM card racket. They worked on it, which led them to the Pakistan connection. This information was further developed into actionable inputs by the Special Branch and Special Task Force of the Assam Police,” he said. The racket procured SIM cards in different names and dispatched them to criminals who used them for duping people and “anti-national activities”, the DGP said. “A case was registered by the STF on May 14 and the arrests were made since Friday
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