Assam Man Apprehended for Helping in Routing Fake Numbers to Pakistan WhatsApp A/cs: ‘Operation Ghost SIM’
“Pakistanis are getting help from Indian traitors, and this case is one of those unbelievable acts of anti-nationalism.”
The key suspect in Operation Ghost Sim, purportedly connected to Pakistan, was taken into custody by the Assam Police on Saturday evening, bringing the case’s total arrests since May 16 to 11.
The crackdown is a component of “Operation Ghost SIM,” a collaborative initiative that the state police launched with the Indian Army’s assistance.
The Special Task Force (STF) apprehended the defendant, Mostafa Rahman (29), from Pokalagi Part III hamlet in the lower Assamese district of Dhubri. He is thought to have been a major player in the ring that created and distributed SIM cards under pretenses for anti-national and cybercrime purposes.
During the arrest, police recovered critical evidence, including
- One laptop
- Two mobile phones
- Three micro ATM machines
- One biometric device
- Six ATM cards
- Eleven voter ID cards
- An Aadhaar card and a PAN card
Assam Police
| “Further interrogation of the accused is currently underway,” Assam Police said in a statement.
The accused procured SIM cards using documents of unsuspecting citizens and used them to activate WhatsApp accounts that appeared to be Indian, but were allegedly operated by anti-national actors. |
He used SIMs to set up WhatsApp accounts for agents stationed in Pakistan
Operation Ghost SIM, which began on May 16, uncovered a network based in Assam, Rajasthan, and Telangana that allegedly used SIM cards that were obtained fraudulently to facilitate secret conversations with Pakistani operatives and cybercrime operations.
Senior Police Officer
| “In this case, there seems to be clear evidence that some of these numbers have been shared across and are being used by inimical elements,” a senior police officer said. |
The Accused is Charged with Conspiracy, Cybercrime, and Terror
Several significant provisions have been used to register the lawsuit, including:
- Criminal conspiracy
- Declaring war against the Indian government or attempting to do so (under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
- Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967
- Information Technology (IT) Act
On May 16, seven people were arrested in Assam, Rajasthan, and Telangana as part of the operation’s initial arrests. Rahman’s arrest is a major step in exposing the wider network behind what authorities have described as a “national security threat disguised as digital fraud.”
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