Odisha STF Arrests One More Accused in OTP Sharing Scam
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested one more accused in connection with the OTP sharing scam. Mohammad Ekbal Hussain was arrested from Gandhua Pathar of Nagaon, Assam on September 19. He was produced before local court in Nagaon, Assam and was brought to Bhubaneswar after getting 5 days transit, according to [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested one more accused in connection with the OTP sharing scam.
Mohammad Ekbal Hussain was arrested from Gandhua Pathar of Nagaon, Assam on September 19. He was produced before local court in Nagaon, Assam and was brought to Bhubaneswar after getting 5 days transit, according to STF.
Earlier, the STF had arrested six accused in this case Ekbal hussain was in touch with Earlier arrested accused Abhijit Desmukh . He was also in touch with Khurram @ Abdul Hamid (Pakistan Intelligence Officer). He has sold many WhatsApp Account OTP, Telegram Account OTP and Mule / Ghost account directly to Hamid. After arrest of the principal accused Pathani Samanta Lenka and his associates, accused Mohammed Ikbal Hussain switched off his phone and went underground. It was found that he has used at least 37 IMEI Nos (handset) and more than 500 SIMs.
He confessed his guilt and stated that he sells OTPs of WhtsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter , Instagram , Fake activated SIM , Mule / Ghost Account etc. since last 02 years and earns Rs.50, 000/- to Rs.60, 000/- per month.
He further disclosed that in his village almost all adult male persons are involved this type of Cyber-crime. He and other cyber criminals of his village generally use SIM nos / Mobile Handsets for around a month and then destroy them by throwing them into river.
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