An offence has been registered against two agents of a telecom service provider company and a shop owner from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly stealing data from customers and using it to activate SIM cards, police said on Monday.

Based on a complaint lodged by an official from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police registered a case under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code against the trio, an official said.