During investigation, it came to light that Harshit contacted a cybercriminal, Sumit Shah, a resident of Pakur in Jharkhand, to procure 1000 SIMs in March this year. Sumit used to obtain SIMs from Sultan, who supplied 400 SIMs to the former. Both Harshit and Sultan met each other near Hajipur in Vaishali district on several occasions.Revealing the modus operandi of the gang to obtain SIMSs, ADG, EOU said that Sultan used to organise camps in rural areas and collected their documents in the name of providing them benefits of several government welfare schemes. Unsuspecting of any foul play, people in rural areas provided him documents, which were later used to get SIMs issued from telecommunication service provider companies.The gang has spread its network in states and Union Territories, including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Delhi and Odisha.Police have collected evidence of its links with cybercriminals operating in UAE, Cambodia, Thailand, Hongkong, China, Vietnam, UK and Germany.Police have collected evidence of huge transaction of money in bank accounts of the members of the gang. The gang’s kingpin Harshit has his crypto currency account, which is under scrutiny of the investigating agency. The details of bank accounts of arrested members of the gang have also been collected by police for further investigation.Reports said that residents of Harshit’s native village were taken aback when they came to know about his cyber fraud. He used to boast among residents that he earned a huge money by spending in share markets. His bank accounts have cash deposits worth over Rs.6 crore, unofficial sources claimed. He was also associated with a ruling party as well.
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