The layers of the international gang that cheated across the country through a gang in Panna sitting in Thailand-Kambodia have started opening. Police investigation has revealed that the gang has removed more than 10 thousand fake siims in the name of rock companies. Which was being used in cyber fraud.
All this was taken out in the name of employees of SIL companies. The police have now started the work of blocking the numbers by contacting telecom companies in this case.
Case of buying and selling fake sim
According to the police, there is a big case of buying and selling of fake SIMs. There is also a possibility of involvement of employees of telecom companies. Through this, incidents like Digital Arrest, Share Frauding (Fraud) were carried out. Therefore, employees of telecom companies will be questioned whether this was done intentionally or ignored. At the same time, what activities have been done with these numbers. His information is also being extracted. Many people included in the suspected list in this case will be made accused.
Haryana Police took three in custody
Nagda (Ujjain). Haryana Police has detained three suspects from Dayanand Colony and Mahidpur Road area. It is being told that some of the cheating of about 40 lakhs have come in the accounts of these suspects. According to the local police, three-four days ago a three-member team from Faridabad (Haryana) reached Nagda. The team has detained Manish Mali from Dayanand Colony area, Nakula and Ashoka from Mahidpur road area. The team has taken all three to Haryana.
Those who give more than 10 thousand SIM caught
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) once again took major action against cyber crime and arrested two desired and prize criminals of fake SIM card gang from Lalgopalganj police station area of Prayagraj. According to the information received by the Dynamite News reporter, these criminals used to sell thousands of simplicons by fake and activated thousands. These SIM cards were used by the gang to carry out many major cyber crimes like digital arrest, stock market fraud and parcel scam.
Method of gang work
That this organized gang used to make POS agents in a fake way with some employees of Vodafone Idea Company. When customers came to take SIM, two SIMs were activated in their name, one of which was given to the customer, and the other gang members themselves kept the gang members. These SIM cards were later re -activated through digital KYC and used in cyber crimes. Apart from this, hundreds of SIM cards were also illegally activated using fake Aadhaar cards. These SIM cards were then sold to cybercrime gangs at the rate of Rs 200-300 per card.
How the gang busted
STF was constantly receiving complaints against this gang. On 15 May 2025, STF arrested 6 people, including the gang leader, from Rajapur in Chitrakoot. During interrogation, Sandeep Pandey’s name came up. Against which a reward of Rs 25,000 was declared.
Miscreants arrested under Vikram Singh’s leadership
After this, the STF cyber team formed a special team under the leadership of STF Additional Superintendent of Police Vishal Vikram Singh. Information about the gang was collected through informant and technical surveillance. After which Sandeep Pandey and Nafeel were arrested on June 18 from Nawabganj area of Prayagraj.
Large revelations made by the confession of arrested criminals
Sandeep Pandey said that he had worked in a mobile recharge company in the year 2017, from where he was identified with Nafeel. In the year 2020, he was contacted by a person named Shivdayal and told that he has hundreds of pre-activated SIM cards, which he can sell at high prices. After this, Sandeep and Nafeel created a network. Started selling these SIM cards to many cyber gangs. Nafeel said that he sold these SIM cards to a person named Sihan Sheikh at Rs 250 per SIM. Sihan is currently living in Mumbai and it is believed that it is also an important part of this network.
Gang activities so far
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the gang has illegally activated more than 10,000 SIM cards in the last 2-3 years. These SIM cards have been used in cyber fraud cases. The relationship of this gang is related to digital arrest, parcel scam, stock market fraud and other cyber crimes.
E-device will be forensic investigation
The police have also found a large amount of huge high -tech electronic devices from the gang’s hideout. Which has other materials including laptops, routers, gangboxes. Those who will be sent to forensic lab for investigation. Also, the CCTV footage installed in their call center is also being extracted how inside the call center There were activities. Which people had to come.
Cyber commando team formed
The state cyber cell has also started investigating the International Gang’s investigation with Panna police. A team of two cyber commandos from the court has been formed by cyber cell for examination from each angle. The technical team has also been engaged with them. According to the police, the connection of this gang is also in many other countries. Because it has come out from the call history and travel details of accused Rishikesh and Suresh. The investigation so far has revealed that thugs have made many rock companies. They are used from fake SIMs to other works. State Cyber Cell SP Pranay Nagvanshi said, a team of two cyber commands has been formed.
Fake sim Block
Fake SIMs have been taken through rock companies. The process of blocking these numbers by checking them has been started. Also, other information is being collected with the help of state cyber cell experts.
– Sai Krishna S Thota, SP, Panna
