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Fake health camps used to steal villagers' identity details, activate over 3,000 SIMs; two UP men arrested
Published: 29/10/26 18:39
New Delhi | India
New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Delhi Police have arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura for allegedly running an illegal SIM procurement and e-SIM supply network that may have facilitated cyber frauds worth around Rs 2.64 crore, with investigators suspecting that more than 3,000 SIMs were activated over the past year. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police uncovered the alleged racket while investigating a digital arrest fraud case involving Rs 1.64 crore. The probe revealed that the accused allegedly organised fake health camps in villages to collect Aadhaar and biometric details of residents…