Fake Sim Card racket busted in Bandipora

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar July 16: Bandipora Police busted a fake Sim Card racket and arrested one person for allegedly issuing fake sim cards by forging documents.
An official said that Bandipora Police had received information that some PoS agents were allegedly cheating people by forging their documents to procure Sim cards for their personal interests and selling such Sim cards for criminal acts.
Police said that a case (FIR No. 109/2022 under relevant sections of law) was registered in PS Bandipora and further investigation started.
The official said that during the course of investigation name of one person identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganie of Checkreshipora was established and he was arrested
Preliminary investigation revealed that the the accused person has issued many Sim Cards on fake particulars using forged/fictitious documents and passbooks and also used his own photograph.