The police in Maharashtra's <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/thane-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane district</a> have arrested a 34-year-old man who ran an illegal telephone exchange and diverted international calls to local numbers, an official said on Friday.
Tabrez Sohrab Momin was arrested from Bhiwandi following a raid at the illegal telephone exchange by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Wednesday, said senior inspector Ankush Bangar of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/maharashtra-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Bhoiwada police station</a>.
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Momin allegedly received calls from his overseas clients through internet-based applications and then forwarded them to local numbers with the help of some gadgets, said the official.
The operations of the illegal telephone exchange caused a loss of Rs 70,500 to the government, said the official without elaborating.
Another concern with such exchanges is that they may be misused by anti-social elements as it is difficult to trace the calls routed through them, said the official.
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The police in Maharashtra`s Thane district have arrested a 34-year-old man who ran an illegal telephone exchange and diverted international calls to local numbers, an official said on Friday

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Tabrez Sohrab Momin was arrested from Bhiwandi following a raid at the illegal telephone exchange by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Wednesday

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