New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thrusday said they have arrested an Area Sales Manager of a Telecom Service Provider (TSP) for allegedly providing illegal SIM Cards used in Cyber Crimes.
The accused was identified as Binu Vidhyadharan.
This was the part of its ongoing Operation Chakra-V in an ongoing case aimed at dismantling the technical backbone of organised cyber crime.
In December 2025, the CBI had uncovered and disrupted an organised phishing network, operating from NCR/Chandigarh, which was providing bulk SMS services to cyber criminals, including foreign actors targeting Indian citizens.
"The accused had procured about 21,000 SIM cards in violation of DoT rules for facilitating transmission of b...