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Mumbai Police Arrest Delhi Man in Baba Siddique SIM Hijacking Case

He has been charged under sections on cheating, forgery, electronic fraud; investigators are analyzing digital evidence for possible links to a broader network

Mumbai, India - Feb. 8, 2024: Mumbai Congress Leader Baba Siddique interact with media after Quits Party and he Join Ajit Pawar’s NCP on 10th Feb in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
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Police said that they investigated the case with the help of cyber cell and identified the accused. (HT PHOTO)

Overview

  • Mumbai Police arrested 48-year-old Vivek Sabwal in Delhi’s Burari on July 7 and brought him to Mumbai to face fraud charges
  • Authorities say he submitted forged Aadhaar, PAN, GST and company letterhead documents to port the late NCP leader’s SIM to a new card for cybercrime
  • The Siddique family and Vodafone first spotted the fraud on June 25 after a telecom alert, prompting Arshiya Siddique to file an FIR at Bandra Police Station
  • Sabwal, already out on bail for previous cybercrime cases, now faces multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including cheating, forgery and electronic fraud
  • Mumbai Police are conducting digital and forensic analysis to uncover any wider conspiracy and have indicated further arrests may follow