Guwahati, Aug 28: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three persons, including a Territorial Sales Manager of a leading telecom company, for their alleged involvement in the sale of unauthorized SIM cards that were later used in cyber frauds across the country.
The arrests were made during searches at five locations in Cachar district of Assam as part of Operation Chakra, CBI’s ongoing crackdown on cyber crime networks. Those arrested include Debashish Doley, Territorial Sales Manager of Airtel in Silchar, and two middlemen — Mahim Uddin Barbhuiya and Ashim Purkayastha.
According to CBI, Doley colluded with distributors, middlemen, and Point of Sale (PoS) agents to illegally issue SIM cards by violating verification procedures. The SIM cards were issued without the knowledge of individuals in whose names they were registered and later sold in bulk at inflated rates to fraudsters. These SIMs were used in crimes such as digital arrest frauds, impersonation, fraudulent advertisements, investment scams, and UPI-related frauds.
Searches led to the recovery of incriminating evidence, including mobile phones, electronic devices, and copies of KYC documents.
The accused were produced before a magistrate in Silchar, and transit remand has been obtained. They will be presented before the jurisdictional FIR Court tomorrow.
 has arrested three persons, including a Territorial Sales Manager of a leading telecom company, for their alleged involvement in the sale of unauthorized SIM cards that were later used in cyber frauds across the country.){kind=link}