Islamabad NCCIA raid nets gang over fingerprint SIM fraud
Investigators say free-SIM offers and repeated fingerprint scans were used to open extra connections later sold for fraud; four suspects got two days’ physical remand.
The NCCIA arrested four suspects in Islamabad over alleged misuse of fingerprints to activate illegal mobile SIMs.
Investigators say free-SIM offers and repeated biometric scans were used to open extra connections without victims’ knowledge.
At least 70 SIM cards have been recovered; an FIR naming 11 people was registered on 1 November.
An Islamabad court granted two days’ physical remand; the accused must appear again on 4 November.
Officials urge people to refuse unsolicited free SIMs and avoid unexplained repeat fingerprint scans.