AGRA, Oct. 23 -- Two people were arrested for allegedly operating an illegal telecom setup in Agra, where a joint team of the cyber cell and department of telecommunication seized eight SIM boxes, 221 SIM cards and 96 antennas. The accused allegedly used the setup to issue threats and obtain confidential information. Khushboo Sharma, the director for the department of telecommunication, said 31 numbers suspected to be involved in illegal activities in western UP were traced and shared with the police at Agra Commissionerate. Based on the analysis, a joint team of the telecom department, cyber cell and Agra police raided a call centre in Agra city on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference at Agra Police Lines on Thursday afternoon, deputy superintendent of police (West) Aditya said that during analysis of the 31 numbers revealed that VV Enterprises, a call center firm, was allegedly using banned SIM boxes, prohibited under the Indian Telegraph Act and are often used in cyber fraud, he added. "The raid led to the arrest of two men, identified as Aamir Saifi from Agra and Manish of Aligarh. Police recovered eight SIM boxes with power cables, 221 SIM cards, 96 radio antennas, 5 laptops with chargers, a server, a monitor, TP Link and D-Link Routers, among other equipment," Aditya said. "Evidence of cybercrime was found, including calls made to threaten people in the name of loan recovery. The setup was also used to obtain confidential information and misuse data," the DCP said. The DCP (West) added that similar offices in other districts had been identified and placed under scanner. Police are investigating who the SIM cards were issued to and who was targeted....