Bengaluru techie held for converting international calls into local ones

BENGALURU: A 35-year-old software engineer was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly converting international calls into local ones using a SIM box and facilitating cyber financial fraud. The racket was being operated from a data centre in Whitefield.

The police have seized six SIM boxes, 133 SIM cards, 12 data storage servers, an Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange, a network router, and other equipment worth Rs 10 lakh. “There is information that similar operations are being carried out at 2-3 other places,” the police added. Ahmed was taken into custody for seven days.