3 Promised "VIP SIM Cards", Pocketed Rs 3 Crore In Big Inter-State Scam
NDTV
VIP SIM card scam: The police have seized documents linked to the accounts, seven debit cards, cheque books, Aadhaar cards, eight mobile phones and a two-wheeler from the accused
Three people have been arrested for allegedly duping around 500 people in several states by offering "VIP phone numbers" and pocketing up to Rs 3 crore, the police said on Thursday.
People from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been duped by the scamsters in the last three years, Jabalpur Superintendent of Police Siddarth Bahuguna told reporters.
The arrested men are Shubham Rai (28), Ashok Tirthani (57) and Dileep Kukreja (44). Another accused Ravi Mishra, a resident of Mumbai, is on the run, Mr Bahuguna.
Jabalpur resident Harjinder Singh had filed a complaint with Gorakhpur police station that Harvinder, his relative, got a text message on February 2 offering to provide a "VIP" or "vanity" phone number, or a number with a customer's preferred digits, of a prominent telecom service provider for Rs 49,999.
