Updated On: 18 November, 2025 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Accused allegedly generated hundreds of India-based e-SIMs to help scammers impersonate police and defraud victims; the racket surfaced during the probe into a complaint by 74-year-old Lalbaug resident

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The Kalachowkie police have uncovered a major e-SIM supply network in Maharashtra linked to cybercrime syndicates in Cambodia. The police arrested Rahul Bagul, 33, from Jalgaon for allegedly generating and supplying over 400 India-based e-SIMs to operators involved in digital arrest and cyber-fraud scams.
Police said Bagul created multiple e-SIMs using local credentials and passed them to an associate in Cambodia. These were used to make untraceable VoIP calls, allowing scamsters to pose as police or enforcement officials.