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Gurugram Nabs in China‑Linked SIM Box Case Expand as Kolkata Busts Parallel Telecom Fraud Network

Police say the illegal gateways converted overseas VoIP traffic into local numbers, masking call origins for digital‑arrest, investment, gaming scams.

Overview

  • Gurugram Cyber Police arrested three men identified as Karma, Lobsang Tsultim and Ngawang Gyaltsen, seizing a 20‑port SIM box and a laptop, with the trio sent to judicial custody.
  • Investigators say Karma and Tsultim installed virtual SIM boxes on instructions from a Chinese national named Tsega, with communications routed over WeChat and links traced to Kathmandu.
  • The latest arrests follow the February 10–11 detention of Kung Panmae in Sector‑28, where a virtual SIM box setup, multiple phones and network gear were found; police are searching for her husband.
  • In a separate Kolkata probe tied to a Rs 3 crore digital‑arrest extortion, police arrested Abir Sheikh and Mohammad Amjad and recovered about 2,250 SIM cards, multiple routers, phones and SIM box machines.
  • Authorities describe SIM boxes as illegal call‑routing gateways that let fraudsters place high‑volume calls that appear domestic, and say wider accomplice networks and cross‑border suppliers remain under investigation.