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Mumbai Police Busters Inter-State Syndicate Supplying Illegal Phone CDRs and Location Data
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News18•09-10-2026, 16:15
Mumbai Police Busters Inter-State Syndicate Supplying Illegal Phone CDRs and Location Data
- •Mumbai Police arrested five persons, including two active constables from Jharkhand and Bihar, for allegedly supplying illegal Call Detail Records and location data.
- •The syndicate was uncovered after tracing an Instagram account that advertised services to recover lost mobile phones by impersonating a police officer named Inspector Sanjay.
- •Investigators revealed that the network illegally sourced over 520 Subscriber Detail Records and location data for more than 550 mobile numbers.
- •Seven mobile phones were seized during the operation, and a case has been registered at the Oshiwara police station as the investigation continues.
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The Mumbai Police's Crime Branch busted the inter-state syndicate after arresting a primary suspect who advertised services to recover lost mobile phones on Instagram while impersonating a police officer named “Inspector Sanjay” and illegally sourcing data.
The inter-state data-supply syndicate operated across Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Bihar, and included two active constables from the Jharkhand and Bihar police departments.
A preliminary probe revealed that the network supplied roughly 50 Call Detail Records, over 520 Subscriber Detail Records, location data for more than 550 mobile numbers, and intelligence regarding over 420 IMEI numbers.
