Fake SIM card racket busted in Budgam, 3 arrested: Police

B’gam : Police on Thursday said that it has busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting three persons in Budgam involved in the commission of crime.
In a statement issued here on Thursday said that it had received a specific information about a group of PoS agents operating in District Budgam and involved in cheating innocent people by forging their documents and using them as genuine to procure SIM cards for their personal interests and selling such SIM cards for criminal acts.
Stating that a case vide FIR No. 201/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Budgam and investigation was taken up, Police in it’s statement further said that during the course of investigation, three persons identified as Iqbal Hussain Khanday son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Sebdan, Mohammad Ishaq Bhat son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Kremshore and Ghulam Hassan Dar son of Ghulam Nabi resident of Razwen areas of Budgam were arrested.
Police further said that preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested trio was working as retail vendors and used to issue SIM cards on fictitious names by using the photographs of their agents, family members and themselves and as a supporting identification document, some of the accused have used a forged seal of J&K Bank Branch Kremshore to prepare fake bank passbooks.
Stating further that in order to unearth the whole module, a Special Investigation Team headed by ASP Budgam Shri Gowhar Ahmad has been constituted to investigate the case thoroughly including militant angle and if during investigation any such evidences are found the relevant sections under ULA(P) shall be incorporated.
Police in the concluding para of it’s above referred statement appealed people to remain cautious and acquire SIM cards through legal means after completing all verification processes and not to fall prey to the vested interests of SIM card scammers. In the above referred statement Police also said that the further investigation into the case is going on.