Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 29

The Basti Jodhewal police have booked two shopkeepers who had issued a sim card to a person on someone else’s identity proof. The man who purchased the sim card started sending objectionable messages to the residents through his mobile phone.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) North Anil Kohli and Station House Officer (SHO) Arshpreet Kaur held a press conference today.

Kohli said the police have booked Rimpy and Gagandeep, both residents of Basti Jodhewal for misusing an identity proof of Satwinder Singh of Uppla village.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police said a shopkeeper cannot sell a sim card on someone else’s identity proof and doing so is a crime.

Kohli said Satwinder had bought a sim card from Gagandeep by giving him his Aadhaar card in June.

Complainant came to know that Rimpy and Gagandeep had issued another sim on his identity proof to someone else.

A case under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the suspects.

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