Bhopal: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has issued notices to five telecom companies in the state for not following due procedure while issuing SIM cards. The notice comes after some SIM cards were allegedly procured by five members of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) on fake identities. The members of the terror outfits were arrested in June 2011 from Bhopal and Jabalpur. ...
12:09 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Mumbai: Anti-terror agencies in the country are grappling with a menace which they claim has the potential to hamper several terror investigations. By using fake mobile SIM cards terror operatives are not only coordinating their plans, but are also evading the security radar, easily. Even the mastermind of the July 2011 Mumbai serial blasts managed to execute the attack using a fake SIM card. Ahmed Zarar Siddibuppa alias Imran alias...
06:47 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: The telecom tribunal TDSAT has directed telecom service provider Vodafone to pay Rs 25 crore penalty, 50 per cent of what the Department of Telecom (DoT) had earlier levied upon it for issuing bulk SIM cards without proper verification. "The petitioner (Vodafone) may, therefore, deposit a sum of Rs 25 crore, being 50 per cent of the amount, within two weeks from date subject to compliance of the...
10:37 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Paris: Apple has proposed a standardised SIM card smaller than those it currently uses in the iPhone and iPad to be able to produce thinner devices, an Orange executive told Reuters. The move by Apple to work with operators is symptomatic of warming relations as Apple, no longer a new market entrant, depends on mobile carrier subsidies to help it maintain high volumes of iPhone sales. A spokesman for European...
07:18 AM, May 18, 2011
Indo-Nepal border (UP): The sale of un-verified SIM cards has been a constant cause for concern for our security agencies. But IBN-7 exposes how pre-activated SIM cards are being openly sold in the markets across the Indo-Nepal border for as little as Rs 30. At Rupaidiha town in Uttar Pradesh at the India-Nepal border, hundreds of people travel back and forth every day to buy ration and other basics. But...
08:02 AM, Mar 07, 2011
Mumbai: With the Games barely a week away, security has been spruced up not just in Delhi but all metros. In the midst of this, a survey by the Mumbai Police has found astonishing figures showing a clear rise in the number of prepaid SIM cards given using fake ID proof. In fact, the state government has stepped in to clean up the mess. Recently, a terror e-mail was sent...
09:19 AM, Sep 25, 2010
A 27-year-old businessman arrested for sending threatening and filthy text messages to politicians. ...
10:51 AM, Apr 17, 2010
Lashker terrorists got pre-paid SIM cards by their over ground conduits. ...
08:36 AM, Jan 18, 2010
An embarrassed state police now promises action against jail warden. ...
09:19 AM, Jan 09, 2010
Union Home Ministry fears militants may be using the service. ...
02:52 PM, Oct 30, 2009
No mechanism to block a suspicious SIM cards exists in current system. ...
04:46 PM, Sep 19, 2009
SIMs issued on fake voter cards could have been a security nightmare. ...
09:13 AM, Jun 11, 2009
Militants have known to misuse such frauds in the past. ...
03:08 PM, Jun 02, 2009
Pak mobile networks work better than most Indian operators in border areas. ...
07:45 AM, May 08, 2009
SIM cards used by Mumbai attackers purchased from West Bengal, Delhi. ...
12:51 AM, Dec 05, 2008
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