Ahmedabad ‘boss scam’ probe uncovers 4,500 SIM cards, links to China, Pakistan

Imran Ali Pyaada, a BA graduate who worked as a sales agent for telecom operators including Airtel, Jio, Vi and BSNL, is one of two men arrested in connection with a Rs 1.5 crore ‘boss scam’ in Ahmedabad. The investigation has exposed a network that police say supplied infrastructure for cyber fraud to elements in China and Pakistan.

Around 4,500 SIM cards were procured for the operations, police said. The case began in June, when an employee of an Ahmedabad firm transferred Rs 1.5 crore after fraudsters impersonated a senior executive. The cyber crime police recovered Rs 1.3 crore and returned it to the victim.