Six persons were arrested by the Indore police for allegedly duping customers by selling them SIM cards of a prominent mobile services provider, which are available free of cost. The police have seized 346 Reliance Jio SIM cards, including 14 pre-activated SIMs, and four thumb impression machines, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amrendra Singh. At the same time, they would get second SIM activated using the same persons thumb impression which they have taken deceptively," Singh added. They used to sell the second SIM card to other person without seeking any documentation and thumb impression, for a charge. The police said that investigations were underway to find out if the sold SIM cards were used for any criminal act.

Source: India Today February 20, 2017 05:38 UTC