CBI arrests 2 directors of firm for bulk SIM card fraud

NEW DELHI: (Mar 28) The CBI has arrested two directors of a Meerut-based company that was allegedly established "solely to procure bulk SIM cards" and facilitate SIM Box operations for cyber fraud, officials said Friday.

A SIM box routes large volumes of phone calls or SMS messages through hundreds of SIM cards housed in a box.

The arrests followed searches at six locations in Noida and Meerut, and Mohd Vilal and Mohd Dilshad were arrested in connection with the case, they said.