Varanasi Police Unraveled a Gang Selling Bogus SIMs Used in Cyber Scams
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Summary
Varanasi police busted a gang that supplied fake SIM cards to cybercriminals across India. Four suspects were arrested for defrauding individuals through counterfeit SIMs enabled by double KYC misuse....
Key Details
Published
18 August 2025 at 12:00 pm
Source
The 420
Channel
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Victim Profile
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State
Uttar Pradesh
City
Varanasi
Amount Loss Range
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Fraud Keywords
sim card frauddouble kyc misusecounterfeit simbiometric fraudunauthorized sim activationfake pos agentcourier distributionidentity thefttelecom fraud
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Digital Footprint
Sunil Yadav (arrested suspect)Shubham Agrahari alias Gopal (arrested suspect)Neyaz Ahmed (arrested suspect)Arun Tripathi (arrested suspect)71 SIM cards (11 active, 60 inactive)Biometric deviceFour Android phonesINR 18,490 (seized cash)Azamgarh's PandeypurNai BastiHartirathDelhi (destination of fake SIMs)