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Crime
Satna Police Arrest POS Agent and Associate for Supplying SIMs to Cyber Fraudsters
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 09 Sep 2026, 06:47 PM
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In Satna, Madhya Pradesh, police have arrested a POS agent and another individual for selling over 20 SIM cards to cyber fraudsters, who used them in digital scams.
The Madhya Pradesh Police in Satna have detained a POS agent and an associate for supplying additional SIM cards to cyber fraudsters.
According to the police, the duo sold more than 20 SIM cards extracted from customers' documents, which were then used in various cyber‑fraud and digital‑arrest schemes.
The officers said the arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into a network that was facilitating the procurement of SIM cards for illicit online activities.
Law enforcement officials warned that such illegal SIM provisioning undermines the integrity of digital transactions and urged the public to verify SIM authenticity before use.
According to the police, the duo sold more than 20 SIM cards extracted from customers' documents, which were then used in various cyber‑fraud and digital‑arrest schemes.
The officers said the arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into a network that was facilitating the procurement of SIM cards for illicit online activities.
Law enforcement officials warned that such illegal SIM provisioning undermines the integrity of digital transactions and urged the public to verify SIM authenticity before use.