Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, May 3: Ishwar Achanoor (35), son of Parappa, resident of Layada Gundi in Badami taluk, Bagalkot district, has been working as coolie in the city. About a year back, he had bought a Vodafone SIM card by providing copy of his Adhar card and thumb impression from Vodafone distributor at the city bus stand here. The above distributor used the copy of Achanoor's Adhar card and thumb impression to issue another SIM card to another person. The second SIM card was used for various criminal offences which have been registered in Rarajeshwarinagar police station as case No. 221/2017. Offences under this SIM card include sections 302, 120B, 114, 118 and 37 of Indian Penal Code, 3 and 25 of Arms Act and 3 of Karnataka Control of Organized Crimes Act.

A case has been registered against SIM distributors for cheating Achanoor by issuing SIM cards to third parties on the basis of his Adhar card and thumb impression, under different sections of Indian Penal Code.

Likewise, Santosh Nakkargundi (25), son of Hanumappa from Boodinagada, Aldur post, Badami taluk, Bagalkot district, working as coolie in the city, had bought a Vodafone SIM from a shop near Nittoor here by providing his Adhar card and thumb impression a year back. The distributor of the card, with the specific aim of defrading Santosh, issued SIM card to a person on the basis of his Adhar card and thumb impression. The person who acquired this SIM has been named as accused in case No. 221/2017 at Rajarajeshwarinagar police station, Bangaluru, under different sections of Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, and KCOCA Act.

A complaint of cheating the complainant, Santosh Nakkargundi, was registered in the town police station here.