UP ATS busts gang running parallel telephone exchanges

According to ATS spokesperson, "the modalities behind this illegal operation are being looked into." It is also being ascertained if the overseas calls through these exchanges had been any danger to the national security

Published on: 25 Jan 2017 5:57 AM GMT

Lucknow: In a major breakthrough, Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh has busted a gang which was indulged in running parallel telephone exchanges.

The ATS has arrested 11 members of the gang who used to run these exchanges in Lucknow and neighbouring districts of Hardoi and Sitapur. The squad has also recovered 18 sim card boxes from the site.

According to ATS spokesperson, "the modalities behind this illegal operation are being looked into."

It is also being ascertained if the overseas calls through these exchanges had been any danger to the national security.

UP ATS busts gang running parallel telephone exchanges

Interrogation is on regarding the issue.

In next slide: Names of the accused and the items recovered by the ATS...

UP ATS busts gang running parallel telephone exchanges

The accused:

Rahul Rastogi, Sitapur

Shivendra Mishra, Sitapur

Harshit Gipta, Lucknow

Vishal Kakkad, Lucknow

Rahul Singh, Bulandshahr

Vinit Kumar Dixit, Hardoi

Rishi Hora, Sitapur

Shyam Babu, Sitapur

Uttam Shukla, Sitapur

Vikas Verma, Sitapur

Gulshan Sen, Mehrauli

It could be mentioned that Gulshan was arrested by the Noida ATS team.

The ATS forces have also recovered several sim card boxes, sim cards, pen drives, data cards, laptops, mobile phones, sim card slots and several other illegal equipment.