Kolkata, Sep 2: Three individuals, together with a Bangladeshi nationwide, had been arrested from the town’s airport space for his or her alleged involvement in a SIM field’ racket, police stated on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) nabbed the trio and seized not less than 23 SIM bins, with a capability to retailer 256 SIM slots from completely different areas, he stated. Around 400 preactivated SIM playing cards, WiFi modems of various service suppliers, laptops and different communication gear had been additionally seized from their possession.

An FIR has been lodged with the Airport Police Station on this connection. “Apart from the Bangladeshi nationwide, the opposite two are from Siliguri and Jalpaiguri districts. Further investigation is underway, a senior police officer stated. According to cyber consultants, a SIM field comprises quite a few SIM playing cards linked to a gateway, however saved individually, making it troublesome to find and establish the origin of cellphone calls.