Imphal, May 8 -- Manipur Police have arrested two individuals, including a teenager, from different locations in Thoubal district for allegedly selling duplicate Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards without complying with mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.

The arrests were made following specific intelligence inputs received by the Cyber Crime Police, which indicated that SIM cards were being openly sold without valid identity verification. Acting swiftly, police teams conducted coordinated raids across suspected locations in Thoubal district over the past 24 hours.

According to police reports, the two accused knowingly sold SIM cards to several individuals, despite being aware that these unverified cards could be used for ille...