Malaysian supplies SIMs to Chinese cyber cons in Cambodia; arrested by Gurgaon police

Gurgaon: An eatery operator from Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur was arrested along with four of his associates from Tamil Nadu in connection with a Rs 2.8-crore stock market investment fraud case registered in the city in July. Thirty-eight-year-old Mohammed Jamil Bin Mohammed Ekbal — who runs a food joint in Kuala Lumpur — confessed to having sold Indian SIM cards to Chinese cyber fraud gangs operating from Cambodia. On Dec 19, when Jamil arrived at Tiruchirappalli airport from Malaysia to attend a local wedding, he was detained by the immigration officials and Gurgaon police nabbed him from there. "Jamil's mother is a Tamilian. He married a woman from Tiruchirappalli. We arrested him and brought him back to Gurgaon on a prisoner transit warrant," cyber crime ACP Priyanshu Diwan said. The ACP said the police have seized his Malaysian passport, driving licence and some foreign currency from his possession. Jamil is currently being interrogated by the Cyber West police to gather more details about the racket. An official said, "He was in Tamil Nadu to buy another set of 500 local SIM cards to supply them to cyber fraudsters. Jamil confessed to have sold each SIM for Rs 1,500 to a Malaysian citizen, who in turn supplied them to Chinese cyber fraud racketeers operating from Cambodia." Out of the Rs 2.8 crore lost by the victim, police have so far managed to freeze and recover about Rs 14 lakh. On July 31, a businessman from the city lodged a complaint with Cyber West police, alleging that he was duped for Rs 2.8 crore by fraudsters posing as stock market investment advisors. "The accused promised to provide handsome returns if I invested through them in the stock market. Believing the accused, I transferred Rs 2.8 crore through multiple transactions to the bank accounts provided by the accused towards stock market investment," the complainant told police. He said, "The virtual account on the webpage link provided by the accused showed good profits, but when I insisted on withdrawing the amount, they blocked my access and stopped all communication with me." A case was registered on July 31 under sections 318 (4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 61 (2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS against unknown accused. During the investigation, police analysed the bank account and SIM card details of the fraudsters and nabbed two local SIM vendors, Surya and Diwakaran, from Tiruchirappalli in August and the bank account holders, Raj Kumar and Mayandi, from Chennai in Sept. The SIM card sellers confessed to having provided 130 SIM cards to a Kuala Lumpur resident in March and April 2024, charging up to Rs 500 per SIM from him. Based on their confession, a Look Out Circular had been issued against Jamil. MSID:: 116566672 413 | Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .