Overview
- The arrest of Binu Vidhyadharan follows a CBI Operation Chakra‑V probe into an organised phishing network operating around Delhi‑NCR and Chandigarh.
- The CBI alleges he enabled bulk issuance of roughly 21,000 SIM cards by filing KYC for dummy hires falsely shown as employees of Lord Mahavira Services India Pvt Ltd.
- Investigators say copies of Aadhaar cards for these purported employees were recovered from his possession.
- The SIMs were allegedly controlled through an online platform to blast messages offering fake loans and investments to steal personal and banking details.
- Three others, including a telecom channel partner, were arrested in December and remain in judicial custody, and queries to Vodafone for comment went unanswered.