The Gurugram police arrested two accused including one woman working in Dubai for cyber fraud by diverting international calls to local numbers through a SIM box and making investment/digital arrest calls.
According to the police, a cyber-police team conducted a raid with technical surveillance assistance on April 2 at an office in Emerald Plaza Sector 65, concerning suspicious mobile numbers used in cyber fraud. During the raid 4 SIM boxes, network devices and internet connection equipment were recovered. The recovered SIM box setup was allegedly used for investment fraud and digital arrest-related cyber scams.
A case was registered against the office director at cyber-crime police station, south. While investigating, the police team arrested two accused including 1 woman from Gurugram on Monday. The accused were identified as Manoj (32), a resident of Dariyapur village in Jhajjar district, and Tamanna (25), a resident of Dhana village in Jhajjar district, Haryana.
During police interrogation, it was revealed that Manoj runs a service station while Tamanna works in a company in Dubai. Tamanna reportedly contacted a foreign national in Dubai, on that person’s instructions, Tamanna and Manoj purchased SIM boxes and registered an office under the name Tikal AI Call Centre. They set up the SIM box infrastructure there and allegedly received approximately Rs 7 lakhs in return. Through these SIM box systems international numbers were converted into local numbers which were then used to call victims and cheat them in the name of investment opportunities and digital arrest scams. In connection with these SIM boxes, 21 cyber fraud complaints have been registered in different states.
“We are questioning the accused and further legal action will be taken as per law. The case is under investigation,” said a spokesperson of the Gurugram police.
