Overview
- The probe began after an Instagram ad offering phone‑recovery services led officers to detain a suspect on June 22, 2026 who had been impersonating “Inspector Sanjay.”
- Crime Branch teams traced a nine‑person supply chain and have arrested five people so far, including two serving constables reported to be from Dhanbad in Jharkhand and Vaishali in Bihar.
- Police say the accused supplied about 50 call detail records (CDRs), more than 520 subscriber detail records (SDRs), location data for over 550 numbers and details on more than 420 IMEIs, and seven phones were seized.
- A formal case has been registered at Oshiwara police station and logged as Crime Branch case 68/2026 under specific sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
- Investigators say the illegally sold records were used to track spouses, employees and suspects and that the probe will continue to find other suspects, identify victims and coordinate evidence across Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Bihar.