Bhubaneswar: With the arrest of two youths and seizure of several articles, police on Monday claimed to have busted a major cyber fraud racket operating from Bhubaneswar.
As per information, two B-Tech dropouts belonging to Kerala have been arrested in connection with the illegal racket. Police have seized ten SIM boxes and more than 100 illegal SIM cards during a special operation.
Acting on an information, a team of the Special Squad and th
e Cyber Police Station conducted a raid at a hostel in Chandrasekharpur area of the capital city and unearthed the illegal setup. The accused were allegedly using SIM box technology to bypass international call routes and facilitate fraudulent communication.
Sources said the accused were routing international calls illegally, enabling connections from the United States, Europe and other foreign countries while operating from Odisha. By bypassing authorised telecom gateways through illegal network jumping, they were allegedly siphoning off money.
Altogether10 SIM boxes, more than 100 SIM cards, laptops used as servers and WiFi routers were seized from the rented accommodation. The SIM cards were registered in Assam and used illegally. Further investigation is in progress to ascertain whether others are involved in the racket and apprehend them.