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Delhi Police Arrest Nepali Man in ISI-Linked Indian SIM Smuggling Case

Police say ISI operatives recruited him with promises of a US visa to obtain Aadhaar-registered SIMs for cross-border use.

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Investigators said SIMs were used to contact Army staff, gather info on DRDO, and aid espionage; the accused was nabbed before reaching Rajasthan. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • Prabhat Kumar Chaurasiya, 43, was detained by the Special Cell’s Eastern Range on August 28 in Laxmi Nagar after a tip-off.
  • He allegedly procured 16 SIM cards using Aadhaar credentials registered in Latur and bought them from stores in Bihar and Maharashtra before sending them to Nepal.
  • Investigators say 11 of those numbers were active on WhatsApp from Lahore, Bahawalpur and other Pakistani cities.
  • Police allege the SIMs were smuggled to Kathmandu and handed to handlers who used accounts to reach Indian Army personnel and seek DRDO-related information.
  • Officers seized devices, chats and SIM envelopes, registered a case under BNS sections 61(2) and 152, and are tracing associates, courier routes and foreign handlers.