ROURKELA: After Rourkela police busted a major inter-State cyber crime racket operating here using above 50 SIM cards obtained through fake documents, there is a growing concern on lack of accountability of mobile service operators who do not check documents while issuing the cards to all and sundry.
With cyber crimes rising at unprecedented pace in Sundargarh district or elsewhere in the country, Rourkela police feel effective check in distribution of unverified SIM cards can largely contain such crimes.
Rourkela SP Mukesh K Bhamoo said using mobile phones the invisible cyber criminals target victims throughout the country, irrespective of whether they are rich or poor, educated or illiterate. For local police of any state, arresting cyber criminals from another state is both physically exhausting, expensive and time consuming, the SP asserted.
“The methodology for processing and distribution of SIM cards remains highly questionable. Unless police verification of documents and persons seeking SIM cards are done, which would increase workload of police, such crimes are difficult to be contained,” Bhamoo exhorted.
Even if a strong verification process is adopted, a fragmented approach would not work as all states needs to act together for it, the SP added. “Re-allotment of idle SIM cards to new subscribers is also a problem which should be taken care of by SIM card providing companies,” alerted…
