Six held for selling Reliance Jio SIMs available for free
Six people have been arrested by the Indore police for allegedly duping customers by selling them Reliance Jio SIM cards, which are made available by Mukesh Ambani-led company free of cost. They used to collect more than one thumb impression of customers and used it along with Aadhaar details to activate other SIMs and sell each for up to ?1,000.
Six persons were arrested by the Indore police for allegedly duping customers by selling them SIM cards of a prominent mobile services provider, which are available free of cost.The modus operandi of the accused was to collect more than one thumb impression of genuine customers and to use the data along with their Aadhar card details to activate another SIM, which they would sell for anywhere between Rs 100 and Rs 1000 to others without asking for documents.The police have seized 346 Reliance Jio SIM cards, including 14 pre-activated SIMs, and four thumb impression machines, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Amrendra Singh.Also Read:  TRAI report says Jio 4G internet speed fell sharply in January, Airtel clocked double"The accused used to collect more than one thumb impression of the customer on the impression machine and give him/her one free SIM. At the same time, they would get second SIM activated using the same persons thumb impression which they have taken deceptively," Singh added.They used to sell the second SIM card to other person without seeking any documentation and thumb impression, for a charge.