Cuttack: Odisha police busted an alleged cyber crime syndicate at Cuttack, arrested seven persons and recovered over 16K SIM cards from them.

S K Priyadarsi, CP, Bhubaneswar – Cuttack, said to the media that a cybercrime syndicate was busted with the arrest of 7 people including two service providers who were creating pre-activated SIMs and sending them outside the state in exchange for money. Over 16K SIMs recovered.

These SIMs were created using fake IDs. A large number of cell phones have also been recovered from the accused, he said. The demand for such SIM cards has only grown with the rise in cybercrimes, including economic offences and frauds.