The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has busted an inter-state syndicate operating across Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Bihar for illegally procuring and supplying Call Detail Records (CDRs), Subscriber Detail Records (SDRs), and live location data. Five people, including two constables from the Jharkhand and Bihar police, have been arrested. 

Fake inspector

The racket came to light after the Crime Intelligence Unit, acting on a tip-off, arrested the prime suspect in Jogeshwari (West). The accused ran an Instagram account offering to recover lost mobile phones, impersonating an “Inspector Sanjay” to extract money from victims. An inspection of his phones revealed he was illegally sourcing data from associates to locate devices and back up his claims.