Military Intelligence J&K busted illegal VOIP exchange in UP and Kerala

Military Intelligence J&K carried out a joint operation with Mumbai Police busted illegal VOIP exchange/SIMboxes. 

A total of two functional sim boxes were recovered with 100 slots each & approx 200 SIM cards, along with 2 routers, 3 modems, antennas, batteries, and connectors, & from  ida, Uttar Pradesh and Changaramukulam, Kerala. Primary information about drive is being obtained and ensured.  During above raid, one accused has been arrested from Changermakulam, Kerala.

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In month of September this year, defense persons received calls from suspicious numbers, seeking information related to important defense installations. callers posed fictitious identity and involvement of ISI was suspected. Furr investigation by Military intelligence and Mumbai Police revealed few illegal VoIP exchanges at ida and Kerala, which route calls incoming from Pakistan to local numbers, which were n used to extract information from defense persons. Based on this Mumbai Police carried out joint operation with Military intelligence.

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exchanges which converted international voice calls originating from Pakistan into local GSM calls using Chinese SIM Boxes (boxes fitted with GSM SIM cards of local cellular service providers) have been busted in a Police raid on 06th February 2019. se SIM boxes also used dynamic IMEI system, which made m difficult to be tracked. This system is declared illegal by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Since Indian systems cant control calls generated in such systems, y are also used for anti-national activity.  refore, Department of Telecommunications is t permitted to transmit international VoIP calls through rmal telephone network. SIMBOX methodology is a financial fraud to Government of India as well as to mobile companies.

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Investigations so far have revealed that busted exchanges caused revenue losses in crores to country’s telecom department. subsequent probe had n revealed that those exchanges were being used by hostile intelligence ncies to seek military information through calls and posed a security threat to nation.

After preliminary inquiry and confirmation of us of unauthorized SIMBOX (SIMBOX), Dongri PS. Thane registered crime under section 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120 (b) of IPC with clause 1 of Indian Telegraph Act 1885, Sections 4, 20, 25, with section 3, 6 Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, & forwarded investigation to crime branch.  

Few arrests have been done in Kerala and probe is underway to ascertain identity of more individuals who are involved and locations of or similar exchanges. More arrests are likely to be made in this connection in near future, as y might also be linked to compromising country’s internal security.

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