Guwahati (Assam), May 16, 2025 (ANI): Assam police arrested 7 people who were helping people from Pakistan to use WhatsApp from Indian numbers by sharing OTPs. Assam DGP Harmeet Singh said, “We got the first input from Gajraj Military Intelligence that they had stumbled on a number of people who were sending OTPs to people in Pakistan to be used to set up accounts with Indian WhatsApp numbers... Technical analysis was done for the past many days, and on the 14th, the case was registered in the STF, and Operation Ghost SIM was launched. As part of that operation, teams were sent across to Hyderabad, Rajasthan... and since the 16th afternoon, seven people have been arrested, some in Bharatpur and Alwar... one on Guwahati airport... These SIM cards were used not only for cyber but also for anti-national activities. And in this case, there seems to be clear evidence that some of these numbers have been shared across and are being used by anti-national elements and inimical elements across to use WhatsApp accounts that look as if they are India-based.”
