A SIM card fraudster involved in a cybercrime in Karimnagar has been successfully caught by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB).
We took Muhammad Asif Pasha, the defendant, into custody on September 23.
“The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has successfully apprehended a SIM card fraudster involved in a cybercrime in Karimnagar. The accused, Mohammad Asif Pasha, was arrested on September 23, 2024. He, along with Jahangir (A-2), devised a plan to illegally siphon funds from the bank accounts of Md Samiuddin, a retired superintendent from the irrigation department who passed away in 2022,” as per a press release from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau.
Md. Samiuddin, who retired in 2013 and died in 2022, had bank accounts with Canara Bank and SBI, and his phone number was connected to both of these accounts as well as his sister Sabiha Sulthana’s SBI account (the complainant). In order to commit fraud, Jahangir, a fellow Irrigation Department employee, used his relationship with Md. Samiuddin as leverage and gave personal information to Mohammad Asif Pasha (A-1).
“In June 2024, the accused blocked Md Samiuddin’s Airtel SIM card and fraudulently reactivated it under Mohammad Asif Pasha’s name using forge identity documents,” as per the release.
They accessed financial apps like PhonePe, Paytm, and Google Pay with this SIM card. They moved Rs 20,18,557 from Md. Samiuddin and his sister Sabiha Sulthana’s accounts via these sites. Additionally, they transferred funds from their credit card payments to their own Bank of India account.
“Following a thorough investigation, the Cyber Crime Police Station (CCPS) in Karimnagar traced and arrested A-1, Mohammad Asif Pasha, in Karimnagar,” the release stated.
Cash totalling Rs 18,00,000, a cell phone, credit cards, and credit card bills were taken during the arrest. The defendant was then brought before the Honourable Magistrate. There are still efforts on to locate and capture A-2, Jahangir.
“Shikha Goel, IPS, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau commended the CCPS, Karimnagar team, led by DSP V Narsimha Reddy, for their exceptional work in identifying and apprehending the accused,” as per the release.
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