After Bhubaneswar, another SIM box racket busted in Cuttack

After Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police unearthed another SIM box racket from Madhupatna area in Cuttack on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the police have taken the prime accused of the SIM box racket busted at Laxmisagar area in Bhubaneswar- Raju Mandal on a five-day remand.

As per reports, police have intensified the investigation after taking the accused Mandal to the spot.

Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh informed that the Commissionerate Police will seek the help of agencies like NIA and INTERPOL during the further course of the investigation into the racket.

Singh further informed that some people from Bangladesh were engaged in setting up SIM boxes in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and the entire syndicate will be busted.

“SIM box set up was also present in Cuttack and raids are being carried out based on information shared by accused Raju Mandal. The assistance of several agencies will be sought during further course of investigation,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh

“We have found a ‘Hawala’ link through which money was sent to Bhubaneswar from Bangladesh. Some people from Bangladesh were engaged in setting up SIM boxes in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The entire syndicate will be busted,” he added.

Notably, Commissionerate Police had also seized seven SIM boxes from a house at Mahadevnagar under Laxmisagar police limits a couple of days back. 

Around 1000 SIM cards mostly pre-activated from West Bengal, old SIMs, routers and other equipment were also seized following a raid on the house.

Later, police informed that the arrested accused Raju Mandal’s handler was a Bangladeshi national identified as Asadur Jaman.