Bihar Police crackdown on fake SIMs to check sextortion

Patna: The Bihar Police has ordered a crackdown on SIM cards procured through fake documents amidst a spurt in online sexual blackmailing cases.

The police have asked telecom companies to book customers with SIM cards issued on fake documents.

“Cases of sextortion are increasing in the state. The Economic and Cyber Crimes Division (ECCD) of Bihar Police has registered around 15 such cases in the last three-four months. It has taken the shape of an organized crime,” Additional Director General of Police (Economic Offences Unit), Nayyar Hasnain Khan said.

There are several gangs based in Rajasthan, Delhi, Jharkhand, and West, the ADGP said.