The Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday arrested one person from Bandipora in the alleged ‘fake Sim Card racket’ and said the person was issuing fake sim cards by forging documents.
In a press release, the Police stated, Bandipora Police had received information through reliable sources 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.
In this regard Case FIR No. 109/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Bandipora and further investigation started, Police said.
During the course of investigation name of one person identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Checkreshipora was established and he was arrested.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the said accused person has issued many Sim Cards on fake particulars using forged/fictious documents ,bank passbooks and also used his own photograph.
.General public is hereby advised 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.
Further investigation into the case is going on, the press release said.