Shopowner nabbed for supplying phones to jail inmates

The local CIA staff have busted a gang involved in supplying phones containing SIM cards procured through fabricated documents to inmates of Goindwal Sahib central jail at taking hefty amounts. These mobiles were being used by inmates for illegal activities.

The police have arrested Baljit Singh, a resident of Verowal Bawian village. The suspect was running a shop, Baljit Telecom. As many as 15 SIM cards loaded with factitious documents were recovered from the premises.

SSP Deepak Pareek said the accused kept Aadhar card records of his customers and would tamper with the address and names mentioned on these to activate new SIM cards. Following which, he would put them in mobile phones and sell these to inmates of the Central Jail, Goindwal Sahib, at hefty prices. The inmates would use these for illegal activities.

Reports suggested the gang has deep roots at the state-level and some other telecom operators, too, are involved in the syndicate. The police also suspect the involvement of a woman.