OTP Sharing Scam: Odisha STF Nabs 5th Accused With 'Direct Links' To ISI Agents

STF Odisha arrested one more person in OTP sharing scam case. The accused has been identified as Pritam Singh.

STF Odisha arrested one more person in OTP sharing scam case. The accused has been identified as Pritam Singh.

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Special Task Force Odisha arrested one more person in OTP sharing scam case. The accused has been identified as Pritam Singh. Earlier four people were arrested pertaining to the case, as reported by the news agency ANI. "They used to generate OTPs using pre-activated SIM cards and sold the OTPs to cyber criminals including Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) and ISI agents," Jai Narayan Pankaj, IG, Special Task Force Odisha told ANI. 

Pankaj also said that the SIM and debit card used by the main accused in last year's Mangalore auto blast was given by the accused Pritam. "It is also learned that the SIM and debit card used by the main accused in last year's Mangalore auto blast was given by this person (Pritam). He was also in direct touch with at least two Pakistani ISI agents and met them physically and received over Rs 1.5 lakh for selling OTPs/mule accounts/digital wallets," Pankaj further said.

It is also learned that the SIM and debit card used by the main accused in last year's Mangalore auto blast was given by this person (Pritam). He was also in direct touch with at least two Pakistani ISI agents and met them physically and received over Rs 1.5 lakh for selling… pic.twitter.com/ZikQezkkrQ

— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2023

Last month, the STF of Odisha police apprehended three people for fraudulently procuring huge numbers of SIM cards and sharing one-time passwords (OTP) with some criminals and anti-national elements including some Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIO) and ISI agents in Pakistan as well as in India, officials said, as reported by ANI.

According to ANI, during raids, various incriminating materials such as 19 mobile phones, 47 pre-activated SIM Cards, 61 ATM cards, 23 SIM covers and laptops were seized from their possession.

These OTPs were then used to create various accounts and channels on social media like Whatsapp, Telegram, Facebook and Instagram and also on online shopping sites like Amazon and Flipkart. These are also used in opening email accounts. People will think that these accounts are owned by an Indian but actually operated from Pakistan, as reported by ANI.

These social media platforms will be used for various kinds of Anti-India activities like Spying, communication with terrorists, radicalization, running anti-India propaganda, fuelling anti-India/ divisive sentiments on social media, sextortion, Honey-trapping etc. As these accounts are registered and linked to Indian mobile numbers people find it trustworthy.

The accounts opened on online shopping platforms are also used to supply items to terrorists, anti-India elements etc. Apart from these, they were also creating and selling mule accounts through social media groups, which are used in various crimes.

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