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The Delhi Police have arrested two men, Jitendra Singh, 29, and Brajesh Kumar, 21, from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly running an illegal SIM and e-SIM supply network linked to cyber frauds worth around Rs 2.64 crore. The arrests took place on the night of October 20-21 during a raid in Kota village, Sadar area of Mathura, with the duo later brought to Delhi for investigation.
The accused allegedly organised fake health camps in villages, offering subsidised medicines to collect Aadhaar and biometric details, which were then used to activate over 3,000 SIMs and e-SIMs over the past year. These SIMs are linked to more than 20 complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, including a case where Rs 1.64 crore was transferred under coercion in a 'digital arrest' scam. The accused reportedly sold 20 to 30 e-SIMs daily, bought for Rs 800 to Rs 1,200 and resold for around Rs 2,000, with payments made in USD Tether cryptocurrency. Three mobile phones were recovered, and police are investigating links to foreign contacts and SIM-box systems.
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