Mysore, July 3 (MRS&MTY)- Dealers and retailers of telecom companies have stopped selling SIM cards and currencies of all the mobile phone companies in the district.
Mysore District Telecom Dealers Association President Prashanth and Vice-President Nirmal told media persons at Town Hall here today that the dealers had to take the decision as telecom companies did not come to the rescue of dealers when the Police started arresting the dealers in the alleged SIM card scam (See report alongside).
Though the telecom companies themselves were responsible for issue of multiple SIM cards on a single document, they were shrugging their responsibility leaving the dealers in the lurch.
The Association President and Vice-President disclosed that the telecom company will come to know about the multiple issue of SIM card, if more than 5 SIM cards were found in a single person's name.
The failure of the companies to take action in such cases have led to the scam.
They explained that if a person takes a SIM card somewhere else, it will not come to the notice of the dealers. Only the telecom company will have such information, they added.
About 200 dealers met at the Town Hall to elect the new-office-bearers of the Association.
Prashanth and Nirmal appealed to the Police Commissioner to give guidelines to the dealers regarding issue of SIM cards.
They alleged that the multiple SIM scam had occurred as the telecom companies had allowed all and sundry to sell SIM cards and currencies.
SIM card scam: Dealers in judicial custody
Mysore, July 3 (DM)- A comprehensive investigation on allegations of cheating by misusing the documents obtained for SIM card, provided by the cell phone customers has come to light.
The misuse was known, when 100 SIM card holders were checked for names and addresses and it was discovered that 3-4 SIM cards were distributed on the same document produced for obtaining a single SIM card. The Police enquired several retailers and distributors of cell phones and found that, these businessmen based on the documents submitted by gullible customers, had indeed issued SIM Cards to 3-4 customers, misusing the documents.
The Police made a thorough enquiry on the complaints lodged by 21 such cheated customers, following which 17 cases were registered in different Police stations in the city.
The following are the arrested Retailers/distributors:
Chitra Electrical, # 2378/A, New Kantharaj Urs Road, Jayanagar; Shubham Unix, N.S. Road; Global Connect, 16th cross, 4th main, Vidyaranyapuram; Tele Communication, near SBM, Vijayangar, 3rd stage; Lakshmi Venkateshwar Enterprises, 243/5, Hebbal, SBI main Road; Movie Plaza near Megha Medicals, Kuvempunagar; Santhosh Telecom, 2916/2, 1st main, 5th cross, Narasimhachar Road, Saraswathipuram;Krishna Medicals near Maruthi circle, N.R. Mohalla; Navodaya Mobile Phone Shoppe, 1st main, Saraswathipuram; Universal Mobile Shoppe, Devaraja Urs Road.
All the accused mentioned above have been remanded in judicial custody.
Besides, it has also come to light that SIM cards were being sold to gullible customers under false names and addresses. Further investigations are underway in this regard and as part of it, all mobile service providers across the State have been sent notices on details of SIM cards distributed by them between January 1 to June 25.
The next course of action will be taken upon reviewing the information provided by service providers in response to the notice issued, according to a press release from the City Police Commissioners office.
Courtesy : Star Of Mysore
