Cyber Cell has nabbed an accused from Valsad in Gujarat using Reliance SIM card by obtaining UPC code fraudulently. The Cell claims there exist a big nexus working in fraudulently porting the SIM cards without informing the users.
The nabbed accused is identified as Kamlesh Tiwari (43) of Valsad Gujarat. Police swung into action after receiving more than a dozen complaints of porting VIP or Prime SIM card number without taking their consent.
Cyber cell received several complaints in which SIM cards have been ported with other telecom operators without informing the user in whose name the SIM card was issued. Rakesh Memawat, Rekan Parashar, Shashi Kumar Yadav, Rajeev Kumar Jain, Brijesh Kumar Sharma, Sudhanshu Desai and Mayur Kewalramani were using SIM card of Reliance communication and except Rakesh all others were ported to Vodafone while Rakesh was ported to Airtel.
The cyber cell has provided a list of seven complainants who were using SIM card of Reliance communication and were ported to other telecom operators.
During the investigation the telecom companies which have used illegally obtained UPC and issued SIM cards to their customers have been identified and letter for taking action against them have been issued to Telecom Enforcement Resources and Monitoring (TERM), Department of Telecommunication (DoT), Telecom Regulation Authority in India (TRAI).
The SIM card having VIP mobile number was purchased illegally. The police have registered a case under section 420, 120 B of the IPC and section 66 C of IT Act and started further investigation. Based on the information the accused was nabbed on Monday from Gujarat. The victim paid premium for VIP mobile number.
Police said at present the mobile number has been used for social media, bank accounts, Aadhar number and other services which increases the risk of serious crimes with the victim.