2 held for duping over 1,000 through SIM card swapping

NEW DELHI: With the arrest of two men, the police on Friday busted a gang who allegedly duped more than 1000 people through swapping SIM cards and then transferring money from the victim’s account. Police said the accused used to persuade their targets to share confidential details on the pretext of linking their Aadhaar cards with their mobile numbers.

The accused have been identified as Alimuddin Ansari (27), a resident of Jamtara in Jharkhand, and Manoj Yadav (31), a resident of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Police said that Ansari was arrested from Ajmer while his associate Yadav was arrested from Karol Bagh area.